https://politico.com/news/magazine/israel-hamas-cease-fire-free-…
In the age of social media, do employers have the right to fire employees for their political views? Free speech expert Genevieve Lakier says the rules are changing before our eyes.
The situation is making Genevieve Lakier, a professor of law at the University of Chicago whose work is focused on the changing meaning of freedom of speech in the United States, very nervous.
“It feels like the new McCarthyism,” said Lakier, who’s one of the leading legal scholars on matters of free speech.So far, most of the firings appear to have been for expressing pro-Palestinian views — the U.S.-based advocacy organization Palestine Legal reports that they’ve responded to over 260 cases of people’s “livelihoods or careers” being targeted. But the fact that these firings have been due in large part to social media posts and the widespread broadcasting of personal political beliefs means that the trend may not stay on one issue or one side of a dispute for long; Lakier says that we are watching the relationship between free expression and employment shift in real time.
@Ind3pend3ntOctopusSocialist6mos6MO
When white Conservatives practice "FREE SPEECH", they are censored. It's called "Hate Speech".
But, when minorities actually produce "Hate Speech" and are not censored, It's called "progressive activism".
@CommittedCoyoteRepublican6mos6MO
Are we going to pretend there is no free speech for the pro-Palestinians, after various marches/riots at schools and cities across the nation, a gigantic social media presence, and the riot that defaced statues outside the White House the other day?
@JusticeAveryConstitution6mos6MO
Exactly I have yet to see video of police intercepting these protests.
From the article "multiple law students"... OH NO!!! multiple law students!!!!! It's like Nazi Germany!!!
From the article: over 260 cases
260 cases!!! (Source is suspect at best - but don't let that slow down the pearl grasping!!!)
@MadApplesDemocrat6mos6MO
The Israel-Hamas war is also exposing all the *** hating anti-semites for who they are.
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