YouTube CEO apologizes for company's handling of anti-gay comments (Crowder)

What’s wrong with anti-gay comments?

I’m anti-gay. I’m anti-abortion. I’m anti-liberal. I’m anti-crime. I’m anti-Communist. I’m anti-Democrats. I’m anti-perversion. I’m anti-Islam. I’m anti-KKK. I’m anti-RINO. I’m anti-gun control. I’m anti-Socialism. I’m anti-FAKE NEWS. I’m anti-open borders. I’m anti-Ebola. I’m anti-social justice. I’m anti-ANTIFA. I’m anti-many more things...

I have a CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT to be all those things.

I have a CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT to speak out on ALL of these things just as those who have the opposite views on these things do.

Without being able to hold and/or articulate opposing points of view, America is not FREE.

There is no constitutional exception for so-called hate speech. The First Amendment fully protects speech that some may find offensive, unpopular, or even racist. The First Amendment allows you to wear a jacket that says “F**k the Draft” in a public building (see Cohen v. California, 403 U.S. 15), yell “We’ll take the f**king street later!” during a protest (see Hess v. Indiana, 414 U.S. 105), burn the American flag in protest (Texas v. Johnson, 491 U.S. 397 and United States v. Eichman, 496 U.S. 310), and even give a racially charged speech to a restless crowd (see Terminello v. Chicago, 337 U.S. 1). You can even, consistent with the First Amendment, call for the overthrow of the United States government (see Brandenburg v. Ohio, 395 U.S. 444). This is not a recent development in constitutional law—these cases date back to 1949.<
The U.S. Supreme Court stated the general rule regarding protected speech quite well in Texas v. Johnson, when it held:

The government may not prohibit the verbal or nonverbal expression of an idea merely because society finds the idea offensive or disagreeable.

Federal courts have consistently followed this holding when applying the First Amendment to public universities. While invalidating sanctions placed on a fraternity for holding an “ugly woman contest,” a federal district court in Iota Xi Chapter of Sigma Chi Fraternity v. George Mason University, 993 F.2d 386, held:

The First Amendment does not recognize exceptions for bigotry, racism, and religious intolerance or ideas or matters some may deem trivial, vulgar or profane.

- There is No Such Thing as ‘Hate Speech’

Big Tech is abusing the Constitutional rights of conservatives and the GOP could not care less. THAT is the big story here.

In some people's opinion, this massively used *PUBLIC* communications system belongs to a *PRIVATE* corporation, so they have a right to *DICTATE* what *PUBLIC* speech is permitted.

Ain't that right Semimojo?

As for me, i'm ready to smash all private "property" rights when it comes to mass communications. Those "rights" to control public communications are deadly to our nation.

So far as i'm concerned, if you are in the communications business, you *WILL* comply with Constitutional law regarding freedom of speech.

In some people's opinion, this massively used *PUBLIC* communications system belongs to a *PRIVATE* corporation, so they have a right to *DICTATE* what *PUBLIC* speech is permitted.

Ain't that right Semimojo?

On their privately-owned platforms? Of course it's right.

As for me, i'm ready to smash all private "property" rights when it comes to mass communications.

We know.

..if you are in the communications business, you *WILL* comply with Constitutional law regarding freedom of speech.

No argument from me.

On their privately-owned platforms? Of course it's right.

Not any more. I reject that claim. It can be their "private" property, only so long as significant portions of the public do not use it.

They want to keep control? Do not carry public traffic. *NOBODY* has a right to censor the public, and I don't care if they own the equipment or not.

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