Here's the deal:
What a LOT of people nowadays seem to think is that Free Speech means:
You must give me a platform.
You must listen to me.
You must not respond to what I say.
None of those are rights we have.
Someone who says that Hitler did nothing wrong will be met with scorn and derision (unless they say it on Reddit).
Guess what? Just as you can say whatever the hell you want, so can your audience.
If I hoisted a soviet flag on my porch tomorrow, I guarantee that some people here would complain.
Does that mean that I am being censored?
No, not one bit. I can do what I want provided it doesn't break the law but I cannot force someone else to be silent about it.
We see this all the time when people protest something, like the confederate flag and people get offended that they are "censoring us".
No. They have a right to assemble and a right to say whatever they want, just like you do.
They also have a right to petition their representatives, JUST LIKE YOU DO.
Someone expressing a difference of opinion is not censorship and you expressing a minority opinion does not mean you are being censored.
The ONLY thing you are entitled to is that you cannot be arrested by the government for what you say.
None of us are entitled to an audience and none of us are entitled to freedom from reaction, except where said reaction breaks the law.
Not a single one of us have to be silent so you can talk, just like you don't have to silent so I can talk.
Okay… I'm done with the civics lesson here. Stifle me as you see fit.
