Um, the upstream post presented a false dichotomy of either supporting free speech (as in reddit allowing people to say whatever) or racism. The parent comment to yours cited the ACLUs defence of public speech as a precedent for the importance of letting people say what they want even if you dont agree with it.
Nobody argues that reddit is constitutionally bound to host free speech. The point is that what's right in a public forum is also right for a company. You appear to be focusing on an irrelevant technicality or parroting the "they can build their own Twitter" defence, but neither of those is relevant here, the only point being made is that free (independent of constitutional obligation) speech is good, and should be broadly supported by platforms
> The point is that what's right in a public forum is also right for a company.
I don’t think we’ve established that, and I’m fairly confident that the ACLU doesn’t think so either for that matter.
If corporate speech, or individual speech had to embrace all viewpoints without restriction it would cease to be independent at all wouldn’t it? In other words, protecting the right of individuals to express the viewpoints they choose to is in fact the more democratic ideal isn’t it?
Separately, please refrain from speculation about what I or others _appear_ to be saying. If I intend to say something I have no problem doing so.
The ACLU are full throttle political partisans today, and don't give a fuck about free speech except in the same sense Stalin does: What they like should be allowed and what they don't like should be banned, and they act accordingly.