• OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca
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    6 months ago

    The first amendment prevents the government from restricting your speech. It doesn’t say anything about other organizations.

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      Question (for anyone who knows the answer), lots of universities and other orgs get federal money. Could this make first amendment more applicable?

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        6 months ago

        That depends if they’re state or private universities. Private universities, like businesses, create codes of conduct more restrictive than constitutional rights as part of agreement for admission. Willful violation of the code of conduct is grounds for dismissal.

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      6 months ago

      Exactly. Historically the left cancel culture has been in the private sector, which is protected. A company can fire you for saying racist shit, and you can be shunned by your community as they are individuals exercising their right to shun.

      Right wing cancel culture exists in Congress and local governments, where they pass laws to silence teachers, make it illegal for trans people to exist, and send the national guard to beat up protesters.

      This is an instance where a left wing group may experience the other side of the former.

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      It seems I didn’t communicate my idea clearly and people think the exact opposite of what I meant. I meant left wing folks tend to cancel people through social means, like when no one wants to see a film with Kevin Spacey, whereas the right wing folks cancel people legally, like how you can’t be a communist in office or it’s illegal for an atheist to hold office in 7 states.

      My last statement is how students having trouble getting a job is part of a “social canceling”.

      I was super confused as to why I was getting down voted since I was trying to agree with what was being said and add to the conversation.

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      6 months ago

      So you’re saying all of these people should go work for the government at some level? Great!