Is Progressive Ideology Incompatible With The First Amendment?

[Chris]

I think you need to realize the way Progressives define rights is different than the way Classical Liberals (conservatives, libertarians) do. Rights are not seen as obligations to fend for yourself but as obligations put on society to fend for you. You don't get a cell phone by going out and working and saving for it, you expect society to provide it to you.

[spunkloaf]

It touches on law but is really a history of progressive's antagonism toward free speech.

You keep complaining about free speech, but you don't realize just how much you are against free speech when it doesn't agree with your personal agenda.

[Chris]

You keep complaining about free speech, but you don't realize just how much you are against free speech when it doesn't agree with your personal agenda.

For example? Surely you have dozens of such examples.

[spunkloaf]

For example? Surely you have dozens of such examples.

It's human nature. Crying about "free speech" is pointless, because there will always be a scenario where you will abandon your own supposed principles.

Oh, here's a great $#@!ing example. You aren't exactly coming to my aid whenever the mods are TB'ing me for stupid $#@!. That is a huge form of censorship. If you really cared about free speech, you would tell them to knock it the $#@! off. But it works to your benefit, so you keep your mouth shut. There's an example for ya.

[Chris]

It's human nature. Crying about "free speech" is pointless, because there will always be a scenario where you will abandon your own supposed principles.

Oh, here's a great $#@!ing example. You aren't exactly coming to my aid whenever the mods are TB'ing me for stupid $#@!. That is a huge form of censorship. If you really cared about free speech, you would tell them to knock it the $#@! off. But it works to your benefit, so you keep your mouth shut. There's an example for ya.

For example? Surely you have dozens of such examples. Otherwse, stop telling me what I think.

[spunkloaf]

For example? Surely you have dozens of such examples. Otherwse, stop telling me what I think.

Such bull$#@!. How about you just stop starting stupid arguments with me. You know where it goes, but you take it there anyways. Don't you?

[stjames1_53]

Such bull$#@!. How about you just stop starting stupid arguments with me. You know where it goes, but you take it there anyways. Don't you?

It was you that jumped in this thread and started with the arguments.