‘No Free Speech for Fascists’ Is a Truly Terrible Idea
14th August 2017
“No Free Speech for Fascists!” It’s a motto you see on pre-printed signs at protests, including at yesterday’s rallies in reaction to the violence and death in Charlottesville, Virginia, this weekend. Paired with a flood of invective against the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) for the group’s support of Unite the Right’s right to stage a rally at the city’s statue of Robert E. Lee in the first place, they make for a troubling trend.
Perhaps I ought to have a category ‘Whose turn is it to be the fascist?’
Imagine what the Chattering Class reaction would be to signs saying ‘No Free Speech for Communists!’. Oh, wait, we’ve already seen that.
August 14th, 2017 at 10:27
“Imagine what the Chattering Class reaction would be to signs saying ‘No Free Speech for Communists!’. Oh, wait, we’ve already seen that.”
Yes, under Joe McCarthy. Who was a Republican. Finally brought to heel by Edward R. Murrow. A Democrat.
Interesting…
August 14th, 2017 at 10:28
For the record, both fascists and communists have the right to free speech.
And we all have the right to not pay attention to them.
August 15th, 2017 at 04:10
Who died when you were six. You’ve got to stop living in the past.
Bull Connor and Orval Faubus were Democrats, too. Funny how your side never bring that up….
August 15th, 2017 at 04:10
Let me know when that works.