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by PaulDavisThe1st 2168 days ago
but you didn't say that. you said you could get labelled.

so instead you want to discuss

1) firings: which firings? people have been fired for political reasons for millenia. do we recall mccarthyism? of course, that doesn't make it right, but i'd much prefer to see a list of actual firings and an explanation of how they were not done in line with pre-existing policy by the employer.

2) de-platformed: so you don't to speak at the student union because the people there don't want to listen to you? cry me a river. you have a right to free speech, but not free speech on any private property that you choose.

3) removed from society? seriously? like, vanished? like disappeared? in the USA? please, name some names.

[ note: i worked to avoid whataboutism here, but there's no shortage of cases of progressives/liberals/leftists/radicals being fired or "de-platformed" for their speech ]