If Free-Speech falls, we're in trouble

[DMN]

Originally Posted by loramin [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Freedom of speech is not (and has never been) freedom from consequences of that speech. The only consequences our constitution prohibits are the government retribution kind, but what private citizens do to you as a result of your speech is, and has always been, their freedom to choose.

How does this comport with your earlier claim then?

Originally Posted by loramin [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

free speech has been under assault in far, far worse ways throughout American history. We're talking about powerful rich men buying every newspaper in town and silencing all dissent against them. NOTHING at all like one "newspaper" deciding not to print Trump's opinion.

Looks a bit more like you are trying to make a weak semantic argument after realizing how badly you lost on the merits.