1. Let's consider the merits of the claim that secondary boycotts designed to silence press outlets are - not as a matter of what the law allows, but as a matter of why we value free speech in the first place - as much a social good as the press itself.https://twitter.com/baseballcrank/status/1118702541942996992 …
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8. The First Amendment protects both the media & the critics of the media. That means both must be held accountable by social norms - of a responsible press, and of responsible media criticism - where the law may not go.
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9. My point is simply that media critics should not use the tools of speech to try to put media out of business & silence voices it disagrees with, as opposed to exposing it to the harsh glare of truth.
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with the net effect being a gross distortion of public discourse in favor of the sects stooping to econ coercion
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"based on its viewpoint" No, not based on viewpoint, based on quality and effect on society. It's not a conservative/liberal issue, it's a good quality media/bad garbage media issue.
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