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/
I agree 100%. Anyone who includes "the right" in any criticism about censorship and silencing is a sissy trying to appear "fair." We all know the reality of censorship, that it is a tool of the left.
What is the right doing? Demanding PUBLIC schools not include pornography or pedophile grooming literature in their lessons or their libraries--not exactly a wholesale throttling of dissent.
I needn't repeat the consequences of publicly speaking against the transsexual movement or feminism or BLM or antifa.
Other than some retarded tradcon scandals...