Mona Charen Probably Would Have Gotten A Better Reception At CPAC If She Were An Actual Nazi
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For the past few years, the Right has been trying to work a new schtick about "Guess WE'RE the free speech defenders now, liberals!" -- and more people than I'd like to admit have bought into it. Their rules have not always made sense. For instance, it is an expression of free speech to say something racist, but a violation of it to say that the person who said it is a racist. Because that's "silencing" them, and "silencing" someone is the very worst thing you can do. Richard Spencer should be able to speak at any college he likes, but all celebrities must shut up about politics forever (unless they are James Woods or Tim Allen or the Duck Dynasty people or Scott Baio or Ted Nugent or ...) -- as must all teenagers, when said teenagers disagree with them.
Mona Charen Probably Would Have Gotten A Better Reception At CPAC If She Were An Actual Nazi
Mona Charen Probably Would Have Gotten A…
Mona Charen Probably Would Have Gotten A Better Reception At CPAC If She Were An Actual Nazi
For the past few years, the Right has been trying to work a new schtick about "Guess WE'RE the free speech defenders now, liberals!" -- and more people than I'd like to admit have bought into it. Their rules have not always made sense. For instance, it is an expression of free speech to say something racist, but a violation of it to say that the person who said it is a racist. Because that's "silencing" them, and "silencing" someone is the very worst thing you can do. Richard Spencer should be able to speak at any college he likes, but all celebrities must shut up about politics forever (unless they are James Woods or Tim Allen or the Duck Dynasty people or Scott Baio or Ted Nugent or ...) -- as must all teenagers, when said teenagers disagree with them.