← Back to context Comment by relaxing 19 days ago No, this is not the phenomenon that post is referring to. 2 comments relaxing Reply paulddraper 19 days ago The phenomenon is "I believe X" and the reaction is "SO YOU DON'T BELIEVE Y."Elsewhere people have reacted to a situation by saying "I believe this is okay, because free speech."But those people didn't include this specific incident, so they apparently don't believe in this one. relaxing 17 days ago The difference is a statement on waffles is not a statement on pancakes, but a statement on absolute free speech is a statement on all speech.The first one is using a statement on an adjacent issue to demand attention on one’s own pet issue. The latter is calling out alleged hypocrisy.
paulddraper 19 days ago The phenomenon is "I believe X" and the reaction is "SO YOU DON'T BELIEVE Y."Elsewhere people have reacted to a situation by saying "I believe this is okay, because free speech."But those people didn't include this specific incident, so they apparently don't believe in this one. relaxing 17 days ago The difference is a statement on waffles is not a statement on pancakes, but a statement on absolute free speech is a statement on all speech.The first one is using a statement on an adjacent issue to demand attention on one’s own pet issue. The latter is calling out alleged hypocrisy.
relaxing 17 days ago The difference is a statement on waffles is not a statement on pancakes, but a statement on absolute free speech is a statement on all speech.The first one is using a statement on an adjacent issue to demand attention on one’s own pet issue. The latter is calling out alleged hypocrisy.
The phenomenon is "I believe X" and the reaction is "SO YOU DON'T BELIEVE Y."
Elsewhere people have reacted to a situation by saying "I believe this is okay, because free speech."
But those people didn't include this specific incident, so they apparently don't believe in this one.
The difference is a statement on waffles is not a statement on pancakes, but a statement on absolute free speech is a statement on all speech.
The first one is using a statement on an adjacent issue to demand attention on one’s own pet issue. The latter is calling out alleged hypocrisy.