1. The interesting thing about free speech absolutism is that it's always been highly selective, defending elites against marginal groups.
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7. All of which is NOT an argument against free speech absolutism but rather a recognition that free speech absolutism needs self-critique
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"absolutism" means "this is where I stop thinking about things," and is always a dangerous term.
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This is pretty misleading. ACLU defended free speech rights of communists from the beginning. Thus red-baiters wanted to destroy it.
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The ACLU caved to anti-communist pressure during the 1950s, but that does not show free speech absolutism has "always been highly selective"
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Really? Do you have a source here? I have never seen evidence to support this claim. I like rest of argument, but this rings wrong.
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ACLU's national office shared information on members with FBI in 1950s.
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Your accusation in #6 needs documentation. Some ACLU officials did work with the FBI, but I don't see where the organization itself did so.
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I would like to hear more about this! Can you provide sources?
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Inform on them for doing what, exactly? Just speaking?
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You seem to be implying there's a contradiction, but I don't see one.
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