Opinion | This Is the Greatest Threat to Free Speech Since the Red Scare (www.nytimes.com)

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Opinion [re arrest of #MahmoudKhalil] Michelle Goldberg March 10, 2025

“This seems like one of the biggest threats, if not the biggest threats to First Amendment freedoms in 50 years,” said Brian Hauss, a senior staff attorney at the American Civil Liberties Union. “It’s a direct attempt to punish speech because of the viewpoint it espouses.”

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[-] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 21 points 1 month ago

The original Red Scare was blown out of proportion

This current Fascist Scare is being blown under proportion

this post was submitted on 18 Mar 2025

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