[jmyeet]

As always, there's no principle involved here. This is just neoliberalism run amok. Deregulation and privatization aren't lofty goals or even efficient. They're simply mechanisms for wealth transfer from the poor to the wealthy, either directly or via the government.

Legally, this is a silly argument that will go nowhere. After all, isn't defamation just "free speech"?

This is just vice signaling. It's like virtue signaling but instead you're demonstrating your bad character.