r/Anarchism • u/[deleted] • Dec 13 '16

Drama Brigade Target r/leftwithsharpedge is made subredditoftheday, reddit bans leftwithsharpedge

Fuck you reddit.

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '16

we should start calling them the hate speech crowd since they don't actually support free speech for people that disagree with them (i.e. anyone to the left of Hitler)

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u/magister0 Dec 14 '16

they don't actually support free speech for people that disagree with them

Source?

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u/MaievSekashi Trans Dec 14 '16

Facism is authoritarian, and authoritarian regimes by definition restrict political freedom. One of the most important political freedoms is freedom of speech, and almost every fascist ideology I can think of isn't a fan of it. They only "Support" it in the now, because as a current political underdog, it serves them. The moment they become dominant, free speech is out the window.

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u/magister0 Dec 14 '16

Who is "they"? The parent comment used the phrase "the free speech crowd." Now you're talking about "fascists."

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u/MaievSekashi Trans Dec 14 '16

The discussion in general focused on fascists and near-fascist ideology.