Whatever Happened to Free Speech in Liberal Circles?

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      Rocky17Rocky17
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    • #299
      LegendLegend
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      Free speech in liberal circles went away once liberals started to apply all thoughts as litmus tests.

      Why won’t many people admit they voted for Trump?  Because liberals have done a nice job of ensuring that discussion of a vote for Trump ONLY ends with an accusation of racism, naziism, sexism, or gay bashing.  And, since accusations of those things can end careers and destroy reputations, the logical end is that liberals hold anyone’s dissent over their head like the sword of Damocles.

      That’s just like free thinkers everywhere.

      I thought we had a pretty good group of folks who would at least argue on the merits around here, but I don’t think the libs came over… and that’s making this less fun, because there are few things more rare than a liberal willing to discuss conservative ideas.

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    • #301
      AvatarBeeg_Dawg
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      “..there are few things more rare than a liberal willing to discuss conservative ideas.”

      Is this true, or is it perception?  I find it impossible to have a discussion about conservative ideas because of exactly what you cite – Conservatives love Trump, Trump is misogynistic, racist, anti Muslim, anti -immigration, anti -environment…..blah blah blah. Since conservatives love Trump conservatives must be like trump.

       

      • #303
        LegendLegend
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        It’s probably perception, and I suspect our more left leaning friends would say the same thing… Still, I do find that to support Trump in anything is to “love him” as you suggest.  I just don’t get that.  I supported Obama on opening up Cuba, and for some reason people could understand that I didn’t generally like the Obama admin.

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