| > Why? why are you compelled to respond to me? why do you listen to anyone? why speak at all? > No speech can ever suppress that of others Only if you believe that no one has ever changed their behavior after recieving a death threat. Or if you want a more subtle example, try talking to a minority group about microaggressions and what situations they feel safe to speak freely in. If you are in a minority group but don't feel oppressed in that way, I'm sure you have a peer who does. > how do you feel about the developers of Hogwarts Legacy? Truly a nonsequitor but since you asked nicely:
the developers were paid to do a job, no shame in that. JKR is a bigot who filled that world with inescapable racism and the design lead ran a youtube channel that pushed some bigotted views about feminism and "sjws". Im too exhausted to care who plays it although personally think its easier on the conscience to not. Reviews are fine, but if you wanna talk about separating art and artist and media crit's place in that, its a long nuanced discussion I think that's my main frustration. No discussion of free speech is ever allowed to be nuanced. Disagreeing with Free Speech absolutism is impossible to argue with because to say that "sometimes bigotry should be discouraged" is seen as an affront to the idea of speech itself. |
That is weakness and the 2nd amendment is a tool to fight back and secure ones self against death threats.
Get strapped, stand up and say "try it mother fucker".
Defy your oppressor, or be crushed under their tyranny.