The freedom of speech is a joke
The freedom of speech is a joke
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This is not funny, and it misrepresent what freedom of speech is.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_speech#As_a_negative_rightAs a negative right:
Freedom of speech is usually seen as a negative right.[22] This means that the government is legally obliged to take no action against the speaker based on the speaker's views, but that no one is obliged to help any speakers publish their views, and no one is required to listen to, agree with, or acknowledge the speaker or the speaker's views. These concepts correspond to earlier traditions of natural law and common law rights.[23]-
It also misrepresented the reasons for removal.
It was spammy, many of them seemed… uh… racist. None were particularly funny, and most seem fairly low effort.
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Removing is a positive action to suppress though. Supporting rights also tends to mean supporting shitty people as they are most likely to have them infringed.
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Here's a much better comic on the subject:
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The alt text is awesome:
I can't remember where I heard this, but someone once said that defending a position by citing free speech is sort of the ultimate concession; you're saying that the most compelling thing you can say for your position is that it's not literally illegal to express.
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"Why should I adhere to or obey the rules of the place I'm posting to? I didn't even bother to read them!" - A real genius
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You're more than welcome to make your own instance and host whatever you like yourself. That's the beauty of the fediverse. We then can decide if we want to federate or not with you.
No admin is obligated to host what you post.
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Modlog entries for actions OP is complaining about / screenshot of modlog (8 removed posts with reasons related to spam). At least 5 or 6 of these were posted within a 24-hour period.
Excerpts from sidebar of !comicstrips@lemmy.world:
- The comic must be a complete story.
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- If you are posting a comic of your own, a maximum of one per week is allowed (I know, your comics are great, but this rule helps avoid spam). [Emphasis added]
Some of the images OP posted may not have passed the "complete story" test but there's no question that they went over the weekly maximum. @kasagawa@lemmy.world, I'd recommend reading the sidebar and learning the rules of the communities you're posting in.
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What is the difference between this and plebbit ffs.
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The user base here used to be smarter, then people like you and the OP joined up.
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