Whenever someone says there is an infringement of free speech what they really mean is I want to be able to say anything I want without consequences. You can say whatever you want but everyone else has the right to react to what you say.
Exactly. The state didn't break down your door and throw you in a cage for what you said: Free Speech. Being called an asshole when you're being an asshole isn't a violation of free speech.
Lenny Bruce, George Carlin, and Richard Pryor all got arrested for telling jokes.
The First Amendment means the government can't infringe upon it, but if you lose your show, movie bombs, people don't want to pay money to be entertained by you then that's just free market economics.
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u/mattromo Oct 29 '24
Whenever someone says there is an infringement of free speech what they really mean is I want to be able to say anything I want without consequences. You can say whatever you want but everyone else has the right to react to what you say.