rant · moment 18 of 24
Slander, Harassment, and Where the Line Should Be
from No Fat Nazis · #126
Audio-only archive episode — no video to seek.
4 minContinued debate over where free speech protections should end, distinguishing slander and harassment (like Alex Jones inciting harassment of Sandy Hook parents) from legitimate unpopular opinion, and discussing Laura Loomer as another deplatformed figure.
- 51:39Labeling people who disagree as gateways to fascism — low taxes leads to Hitler.
- 52:10Tim argues censoring people currently being censored is wrong because society can't be properly curated.
- 52:38Tech companies tried to ban terms like 'illegal immigrant' and 'anchor baby' to control debate.
- 53:05Restricting legitimate debate terms groups normal people with radicals, creating echo chambers that breed fundamentalism.
- 53:32Tim favors a public sphere where Alex Jones, Russ Baker, and others can speak and be publicly challenged with facts.
- 54:00Harassment and directing fans to attack people — like Sandy Hook parents — crosses into illegal territory.
- 54:32Accounts directing group harassment should be banned, which justified bans of Alex Jones and Gavin McInnes.
- 54:51Laura Loomer is a goon and a crank, but banning her won't improve society's function.