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Stephen Skubinna's avatar

I am not so sure about the ACLU's commitment to free speech.

In retrospect, and given the current attitude of progressives towards civil rights, I think their defense of the Nazi's right to march was purely strategic. If they could say even the Nazis had civil rights, then nobody could deny that they themselves di too, right? Like everything else the left does, it's all a matter of power and who holds it.

Now that the Long March Through The Institutions has born fruit, the left no longer need pretend that we all are protected by the Bill of Rights. "Free speech" to them means they say what they please and we shut up, and if we demur, then they call on "the authorities" to shut us up. On campus it means the administration shuts down any activity to the right of Che. In corporation it means the HR department employs ESG and DEI to drive us out. The government partners with Google and Wikipedia and Apple and Micrososft to silence us. And if all else fails, then I'm sure there's some administrative ruling some bureaucrat has in a desk drawer that can justify a tactical team blowing down our door and shooting us in the face.

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Ruth  H's avatar

I saw a reel with an added explanation of why Jesus healed and put the ear back on the High Priest, it was to save Peter from execution for the act. If the ear was back there was no evidence, so Jesus saved Peter even before his own execution. Did everyone realize this but me. Have I forgotten it?

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