[xenias]

Free speech is a fundamental principle of western society. Without it, the government and other power entities suppress ideas, facts and truth. Along with those, free speech provides lies and misinformation. Western civilization decided that this was an excellent tradeoff. Without free speech, societies remain primitive and brutal.

I'm actually a little terrified by how many replies here are anti-free speech. I knew lefties hated free speech, but I thought the right had a little more sense.

[Tired of Taxes]

I'm actually a little terrified by how many replies here are anti-free speech.

"Free speech" doesn't mean everyone has to listen to what everyone else is saying. We also have "free association," and the president is smart enough not to associate himself with Gab if it allows the type of stuff that Travis McGee posted as an example (to make a point).

I wish there were another social platform besides Twitter that the president could use. But Gab isn't the answer. Maybe there's another option?

[old-ager]

> I’m actually a little terrified by how many replies here are anti-free speech.

Most of the people here who seem to be against free speech are what we would call Fudds in the 2A world. They are kind of stuck in the past where things were safer and more fun. Where FR was a small chummy place. I don’t blame them for feeling that way, but they are probably wrong about a bunch of stuff.

Oh also - let me suggest that you be ANGRY and never TERRIFIED.