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by CapitalistCartr 2822 days ago
The ideal is bigger than that. If we only support rights for people and ideas we support, then they aren't rights. Freedom of speech is not just a constraint on our government; its an ideal that only survives if we stand up for it vigorously. Its absurd to expect our government to be a better "person" than we expect of ourselves.
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Do we have a right to a business's services though? Should bars be unable to ban unruly customers? I don't see how this is very different.