ACLU staff attorney emphasizes organization's deep, abiding, and unshakable commitment to the principle of free speech
ACLU 1977: yes, their views may be disgusting and repulsive, but even Neo-Nazis have the right to march in a town that is home to hundreds of Holocaust survivors
ACLU 2020: the Harry Potter person hurt my feelings, and must be stopped before it turns into genocide
ACLU 2020: the Harry Potter person hurt my feelings, and must be stopped before it turns into genocide
What a long strange trip it's been for the ACLU 
I don't mean to single out the ACLU; frankly, at this point, there's not a single one of you assholes I would trust with protecting the First Amendment
Out: The United States of America
In: The State University of America
In: The State University of America
I'd think an ACLU attorney who considers someone's tweets to be "dangerous," "violent" (see rest of his thread), and "feeding a genocidal impulse" might want to look for a more fulfilling line of work
I never claimed he was taking away Rowling's free speech rights. I merely noted *his* claim that Rowling's tweets "feed genocide," without even the once perfunctory "but of course that's their right to say it" ACLU boilerplate.
So your criticism of my criticism of his criticism of her criticism is to blast my timeline with SO YOU'RE SAYING questions? How do I subscribe to your podcast?
Are you literally incapable of not phrasing things as a question? Do you have a brochure for your SO YOU ARE SAYING Graduate School program?
And I am likewise sorry that my tweet criticizing him, the point of which was clearly obvious to anyone beyond 4th grade reading comprehension, drove you to passive-aggressive apoplexy.
Now that we've both apologized, let's go have a beer.
Now that we've both apologized, let's go have a beer.
Feel free to scour my timeline. I unequivocally & vocally support Twitter's right to ban whoever tf they want, including me, and the right of people to burn whatever flags they want- confederate, American, Cubs W, and yes rainbow - as long as they own it.
You accused me of having a politicized view of free speech, without evidence. Ask anybody: I may be the last person on this hellsite able to support a person's 1A rights while disagreeing with them. Along with IDing old cars, it's my superpower
So yes feel free to continue your tiresome ANSWER MY INTERROGATION shtick, I support your right to do so, and will not give you the satisfaction of a block.
I will simply close off this thread with a #DavePoll: who do you most trust to protect everyone's 1A rights?
I will simply close off this thread with a #DavePoll: who do you most trust to protect everyone's 1A rights?
