And these days freedom of speech needs defenders, for when I look around, I find it under attack everywhere. Blacklisting, cancel culture, libraries being closed or defunded, classic works of literature being banned or bowdlerized or removed from classrooms, an ever growing list of “toxic” words the mere utterance of which is now forbidden no matter the context or intent, the erosion of civility in discourse. Both the Rabid Right and the Woke Left seem more intent on silencing those whose views they disagree with, rather than besting them in debate. And the consequences for those who dare to say things deemed offensive have been growing ever more dire; jobs lost, careers ended, books cancelled, “deplatforming.”
Full blog post here: https://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2022/08/15/let-his-voice-be-heard/
Only one side is actually attacking free speech and making supreme headway, fatass, and its not the one whose nautical term is starboard. I'm afraid the extremists of that aisle haven't been relevant for over 30 years. If you really want to defend free speech, you better be willing to actually fight the people systematically destroying it, even if that means turning all your "friends," business partners, and the fandoms you've nurtured against you. You got your "fuck you" money. USE IT.
Hell yes!!!!