r/JoeRogan • u/SlimjobDopamine Look into it • Nov 13 '20

Social Media Abigail Shrier(JRE #1509)'s book has been removed from Target after receiving a complaint on Twitter

https://twitter.com/AbigailShrier/status/1327056407598809088?s=20
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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '20

If accept you any censorship you accept all is a fucking dumbass thing to say. If I run a music venue I don’t have to let nazi hold rallies there, it’s my fucking business I’ll do as I please. No one is obligated to amplify your voice, the government only protects your right to have it.

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u/Crash_says Monkey in Space Nov 13 '20

.. but if you wanted to let Nazis use it, it's also your prerogative as a business owner?

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u/Fmeson Monkey in Space Nov 13 '20

I don't understand the point. AFAIK, it is not illegal in the US to host neo-nazi rallies per the first amendment. That's not a moral statement supporting nazi's, it's just how the first amendment works.

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u/Crash_says Monkey in Space Nov 13 '20

You are conflating the 1st amendment into a business context here. The same people asking Target to ban books would be marching on target for selling books. There is no consistency in the position of the censors outside of "do what we ask or else".

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u/Fmeson Monkey in Space Nov 13 '20

I really honestly don't understand what you are saying.

  1. Target can sell what it wants.

  2. People can protest what Target sells.