The Absurd GOP

[Ivan Denisovich]

Well, it is. To quote man who surely knew all about this (Joseph Stalin): Ideas are more powerful than guns. We would not let our enemies have guns, why should we let them have ideas?

Free speech is nothing more than nonsensical fiction as it don't exist anywhere in the world (exactly like a free market which too is always regulated and exists in the first place thanks to state that enforce the rules). It's regulated everywhere and yet this dumb phrase gained aura of holiness and sanctity allowing all manner of abhorrent crap to be spread under the guise of "freedom". Fascism suddenly starts looking noble, denying genocide is just having questions... All rights are regulated and speech should be no exception - fascists were allowed to speak freely once and result should be clear enough to not allow for encore.

Whether it exists in fact is irrelevant to the question of whether greater freedom of speech is desirable or good.  That speech can be used for ill as well as for good is not an argument against it, any more than that guns can be used for ill is an argument for the elimination of guns.

It is relevant because clowns are trying to appeal to right that does not exist; free speech isn't universal "get out of the jail card". Even stereotypically free USA restricts it quite heavily if Wikipedia is to be believed. "Free speech" is nothing but empty phrase weaponized by right wing that want to have right to spread bigotry and yet cries when is faced with any criticism. It's regulated speech all the way, except perhaps in fallen states.

I'm all for regulated speech as letting fascist to get away with spreading hatred results in shit we see all over the world. I don't really give a shit if it is idea that some will not like - fascist trash, alt right scum or maoist cunts (along with plain racists or other similar scum) should be censored, fined and in final step jailed. Free speech may sound nice in theory (like communism) but in reality it results (or help to get them in power) in orbans, trumps or kaczynskies.