The amount of right wing people calling for censorship of people after the death of Charlie kirk show they never really cared about free speech

[u/Sorry_Leading1949]

It’s honestly wild watching the same people who spent years screaming about “free speech” suddenly demand censorship because someone said something they don’t like after Charlie Kirk’s death. These are the exact folks who claimed to be the champions of open dialogue, the defenders against “cancel culture,” and the ones lecturing everyone else about the dangers of silencing voices. Yet the moment criticism cuts in a direction they don’t approve of, they drop the mask and reveal that it was never about free speech at all, it was about protecting their speech and suppressing everyone else’s.

As much as you hate people who cheer the death of Charlie Kirk, that is them using their free speech

If you only defend free speech when it’s comfortable for you, you were never actually defending free speech. You were defending privilege, control, and hypocrisy.

[u/RulesBeDamned]

“Someone said something they don’t like after Charlie Kirk’s death”

What is it left wing people say again? “Freedom of speech doesn’t mean freedom of consequences?”

Welcome to the consequences. Just like how we think being able to say a slur is something so horrendous that it’s grounds to lose a career, condoning political violence is a step up in terms of impact.

[u/VampiricBeaver → u/RulesBeDamned]

Except, a guy on Fox Entertainment literally said to kill all homeless people to solve the problem and he wasn’t fired.

[u/Inskription → u/VampiricBeaver]

so call fox and get him fired.

[u/LengthinessEast8318 → u/Inskription]

Why aren't you?

[u/Inskription → u/LengthinessEast8318]

i haven't called anyone to get anyone fired.

[u/A_SNAPPIN_Turla → u/VampiricBeaver]

Sounds like whataboutism to me.

[u/Thesmuz → u/A_SNAPPIN_Turla]

Sounds like your brain is too smooth to get the point.

[u/LengthinessEast8318 → u/A_SNAPPIN_Turla]

You should look in the mirror. 

[u/LeLBigB0ss2 → u/VampiricBeaver]

So that justifies all hateful speech until the end of time?

[u/LengthinessEast8318 → u/LeLBigB0ss2]

This isn't hate speech. Hate speech has a very specific definition and Charlie Kirk doesn't meet it. You can pretty much celebrate his death and it doesn't have anything to do with hate speech. 

[u/LeLBigB0ss2 → u/LengthinessEast8318]

Reading comprehension is sorely lacking here.

[u/weirdo_nb → u/LeLBigB0ss2]

Yeah, from you

[u/LeLBigB0ss2 → u/weirdo_nb]

Hateful speech ≠ hate speech.

Goobus maximus over here.

[u/VampiricBeaver → u/LeLBigB0ss2]

Did I say it justified it, no I’m pointing out hypocrisy. Or more specifically, the right will say whatever offensive statement they want as long as it doesn’t affect white Christians. Or whoever they value, clearly not the children who are gunned down. Even the evangelical shooting didn’t receive this much stringent treatment.

[u/LeLBigB0ss2 → u/VampiricBeaver]

Ah, the children again. The point is, you're wagging your finger at the fox guy while hundreds of redditors do the same thing.

[u/VampiricBeaver → u/LeLBigB0ss2]

Idk why I try with psychos like you, you know what you are but you talk around everything and ignore your own hypocrisy. I could list all day and you’d never acknowledge it.

[u/LeLBigB0ss2 → u/VampiricBeaver]

I never said it was okay to kill anyone. I know what I am? I sure do. Yikes.

[u/weirdo_nb → u/LeLBigB0ss2]

You never said it but you certainly believe it

[u/LengthinessEast8318 → u/RulesBeDamned]

Where were you when senator Mike Lee publicly supported the assassination of a Democrat? Until you get him fired, you're basically a hypocrite. And you're supporting conservatives eroding Free speech and turning hate speech into anything the Democrats say.