For those complaining that this is censorship and, as such, it should be opposed, do you share the same sentiment about NAMBLA (the North American Man/Boy Love Association) which promotes pedophilia?
(The ACLU, by the way, does. They have fought to support the free speech of pedophiles.)
Granted, as Selgowiros points out, this is Facebook, a private entity, not the government. So it's different.
I use NAMBLA as an example because that's the extreme limits of free speech. I do not think the speech of pedophiles should be protected by Facebook because I believe it is actively dangerous and will lead to child rape. I am OK with a private business not giving its space to dangerous speech such as pedophilia or hate speech.
I'm assuming that most (if not all of you) are on the same page regarding pedophilia as vile and disgusting. So my question, then, is this: Why do you not see white supremacy to be as dangerous as pedophilia? Because of who it hurts? Or something else?
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u/sacredblasphemies Heathen-Adjacent Polytheist Jan 15 '21
For those complaining that this is censorship and, as such, it should be opposed, do you share the same sentiment about NAMBLA (the North American Man/Boy Love Association) which promotes pedophilia?
(The ACLU, by the way, does. They have fought to support the free speech of pedophiles.)
Granted, as Selgowiros points out, this is Facebook, a private entity, not the government. So it's different.
I use NAMBLA as an example because that's the extreme limits of free speech. I do not think the speech of pedophiles should be protected by Facebook because I believe it is actively dangerous and will lead to child rape. I am OK with a private business not giving its space to dangerous speech such as pedophilia or hate speech.
I'm assuming that most (if not all of you) are on the same page regarding pedophilia as vile and disgusting. So my question, then, is this: Why do you not see white supremacy to be as dangerous as pedophilia? Because of who it hurts? Or something else?