I am shocked, shocked that Musk turned out to be a hypocrite on free speech. He's got plenty of company; Nat Hentoff's title "Free Speech For Me But Not For Thee" seems like the default position for most people. (FIRE seems to be the most prominent exception these days.) Then again, even Hentoff violated his proclaimed civil liberties ab…
I am shocked, shocked that Musk turned out to be a hypocrite on free speech. He's got plenty of company; Nat Hentoff's title "Free Speech For Me But Not For Thee" seems like the default position for most people. (FIRE seems to be the most prominent exception these days.) Then again, even Hentoff violated his proclaimed civil liberties absolutism when he opposed the not actually a mosque that wasn't actually at Ground Zero.
I am shocked, shocked that Musk turned out to be a hypocrite on free speech. He's got plenty of company; Nat Hentoff's title "Free Speech For Me But Not For Thee" seems like the default position for most people. (FIRE seems to be the most prominent exception these days.) Then again, even Hentoff violated his proclaimed civil liberties absolutism when he opposed the not actually a mosque that wasn't actually at Ground Zero.