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They stood for free speech; but judging by the downvotes here, the left didn't care about their free speech. If it did, my post above wouldn't be at -4, while the inflammatory answer above is still in the black.

The left instead rationalized it under "free speech is not freedom from consequences", called them Nazis, fascists, bigots, homophobes, misogynists, you'd need a thesaurus. Every slur in the thesaurus, they used. When your opponent plays dirty, actively seeks to get you fired from your job, and your figureheads get killed (Kirk) or nearly killed (Trump), why uphold the rules?

EDIT: > Admit that your position is an unprincipled one and based on feelings rather than thought.

Admit that the right has realized that neither side gives a damn about principles; but the left has no right to claim to be principled after 2020.

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You seem to be done editing this finally, so I'll quote (in case you edit it again) and respond:

> When your opponent plays dirty, when your figureheads get killed or nearly killed, why uphold the rules?

The Constitution wasn't shredded after Lincoln's assassination, Kennedy's, the attempt on Reagan. Why shred it now? You either believe in the principles, or you do not. If you don't, just admit it instead of complaining about hurt feelings or people playing dirty. Be an adult.

Damn, you managed to edit it while I was typing that, but the irony in this is rich:

> actively seeks to get you fired from your job

The Vice President of the United States is calling for people to be fired for speech. Again, you either believe in the freedom of speech or you don't. It's very clear that you do not. So again, be an adult. Admit that your position is an unprincipled one and based on feelings rather than thought.

EDIT: Removed "or Roosevelt" from attempted assassinations, he was the former president, not the sitting president, at the time.

> If it did, my post above wouldn't be at -4, while the inflammatory answer above is still in the black.

Ah ok, so only your right to free speech is important and no one is allowed to react negatively to it and have their own free speech. Thanks for making that clear.

This basically sums it up.

The right was upset that free speech worked both ways.

They are now enforcing that grievance with government power.

> while the inflammatory answer above is still in the black.

Which answer are you referring to?

I don't know though, maybe going from downvotes to making assumptions about something like 50m people is a bit of a stretch? And for what it's worth, I upvoted it, and I would certainly fall under "the left"

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