Comment by N_Lens
5 hours ago
I think there's a stark difference between government control of free speech and authoritarianism (Right wing) and activists using social clout or 'mob justice' to deplatform people (Left wing). Both aren't good, but there's a huge difference.
The left wing mob justice mentality was taking hold in university admissions, corporate HR, science, and media. Speaking positively about controversial social initiatives was becoming necessary to please the gatekeepers of our society, and as a result a lot of people lost trust in our institutions.
Don't underestimate how corrosive this really was. The backlash to it is the whole reason Trump's anti-establishment campaign messaging worked.
All of which are private institutions and therefore are valid expressions of free speech in and of themselves, even if you found it corrosive.
The idea the government needs to step in to tell HR departments what mixture of ideas they’re allowed to hire and reward is ridiculous. That is an actual affront to free speech.
If you don’t like woketard social dynamics, make your own HR department that lacks them, duh.