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Senior Writer @NRO. Reaganite, Catholic, Mets fan, ex-lawyer. Opinions 100% my own, but you can share them. Not the Cardinals broadcaster.

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    1. Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank 17 Apr 2019

      Defend the free press. Boycott conservative media organizations. Pick one.

      63 replies 58 retweets 263 likes
    2. ThousandIslandVaccineHat‏ @Popehat 17 Apr 2019
      Replying to @baseballcrank

      Naw, man.

      2 replies 0 retweets 162 likes
    3. Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank 17 Apr 2019
      Replying to @Popehat

      So, you think a government official painting a target on a newspaper's advertisers is cool, since it's not legally state action? Free speech won't be of much use if angry mobs can run the press out of business.

      6 replies 2 retweets 16 likes
    4. ThousandIslandVaccineHat‏ @Popehat 17 Apr 2019
      Replying to @baseballcrank

      I think boycotts are free speech. They’re a speech remedy that’s an alternative to government censorship.

      5 replies 7 retweets 128 likes
    5. Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank 17 Apr 2019
      Replying to @Popehat

      That's the legal answer. Doxxing journalists and picketing their homes if they criticize the president is also speech.

      10 replies 1 retweet 27 likes
    6. Capitalics‏ @Capitalics 17 Apr 2019
      Replying to @baseballcrank @Popehat

      Now we're talking about doxxing?pic.twitter.com/Qpbiibhwpd

      2 replies 1 retweet 26 likes
    7. Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank 17 Apr 2019
      Replying to @Capitalics @Popehat

      Popehat's response was, if it's legal speech it's good, no matter what. I'm exploring whether that principle has any limits. This is what lawyers do.

      1 reply 0 retweets 18 likes
    8. ThousandIslandVaccineHat‏ @Popehat 17 Apr 2019
      Replying to @baseballcrank @Capitalics

      What if I advocate vigorously defending the First Amendment rights of media, and also vigorously defending the First Amendment rights of critics of media?

      2 replies 3 retweets 55 likes
    9. Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank 17 Apr 2019
      Replying to @Popehat @Capitalics

      Again: legally, sure. But we're discussing here not "critics" but people attempting to reduce the number of voices in the marketplace of ideas by making press outlets commercially unviable even when they have a substantial audience of willing listeners. Is that never a bad thing?

      6 replies 1 retweet 22 likes
    10. ThousandIslandVaccineHat‏ @Popehat 17 Apr 2019
      Replying to @baseballcrank @Capitalics

      You want some people to shut up so others feel more comfortable speaking. Like a safe space.

      4 replies 5 retweets 102 likes
      Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank 17 Apr 2019
      Replying to @Popehat @Capitalics

      No, I want more voices advancing arguments, not fewer. Your position is the one that seeks to reduce the voices in the marketplace, so people don't have to hear Fox or the NY Post anymore.

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        2. ThousandIslandVaccineHat‏ @Popehat 17 Apr 2019
          Replying to @baseballcrank @Capitalics

          What’s more corrosive of free speech values: a show saying that criticism of the President is seditious or treasonous, or people suggesting a boycott of the show’s advertisers?

          4 replies 3 retweets 41 likes
        3. Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank 17 Apr 2019
          Replying to @Popehat @Capitalics

          One can respond to the former with speech, or by trying to unplug their mic. You're siding with the latter.

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        2. Jon‏ @jons6111 17 Apr 2019
          Replying to @baseballcrank @Popehat @Capitalics

          You are assuming this leads to fewer voices in total. I assume it leads to less free rein for Murdoch to decide what voices we hear, unless you assume he will bankrupt the company before changing

          1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
        3. Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank 17 Apr 2019
          Replying to @jons6111 @Popehat @Capitalics

          IOW, less freedom for a media outlet to speak its mind without fear.

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        1. David‏ @ivanomartin 17 Apr 2019
          Replying to @baseballcrank @Popehat @Capitalics

          As an initial matter, Fox and the NYP are not two different voices.

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        1. NO NAME PROVIDED‏ @NoProvided 17 Apr 2019
          Replying to @baseballcrank @Popehat @Capitalics

          no, you want fewer voices expressing the opinion you don’t like (that fox news is heinous bullshit). boycotts are a form of expression bud

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        1. FullyIntegratedApothecaryOfSarah‏ @seran72 17 Apr 2019
          Replying to @baseballcrank @Popehat @Capitalics

          One, the voices don’t go away, they just aren’t on every platform. The very idea of a marketplace contemplates people not buying certain products or from certain vendors. Two, you do want certain acts of expression to go away—namely acts of disassociation.

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        1. Jon‏ @jons6111 18 Apr 2019
          Replying to @baseballcrank @Popehat @Capitalics

          Do you view an advertiser boycott as distinct from an organized “cancel your subscription” campaign against whatever publication? Also, would you think of a boycott due to a media organization firing someone as different?

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