• Honytawk
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    1 year ago

    Free speech is a tool for Journalists to not get arrested for bringing light to subjects.

    The people usually screaming about free speech are just afraid of the consequences of society for being an ass, not jail time.

    • vlad@lemmy.sdf.org
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      1 year ago

      Being an ass is not against the law. Not every social interaction needs to have a law associated with it. “Free speech is for journalists” is a useless statement. Who defines when you become a journalist? The government?