Unique-Public-8594 t1_j4qmkns wrote
“Talking politics” is not what this is about. It’s about political activity / collecting signatures. Approaching people to push a one-sided agenda?
FIRE (Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression a nonpartisan nonprofit whose mission is protecting freedom of speech)
eviljelloman t1_j4qzzzp wrote
>Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression a nonpartisan nonprofit whose mission is protecting freedom of speech
lol. They are funded by ultra conservatives and libertarians. They are about as nonpartisan as Fox is "fair and balanced".
Terrible_Use7872 t1_j4que1x wrote
Either way, isn't that what right to free speech is all about?
mkinn01 t1_j4qwj7h wrote
Yes it is a right and of course someone out there has a one sided opinion it’s their view. It is the individual’s right to listen to whom ever they want. You can not ban free speech because you don’t agree with the message.
sewerrpunk t1_j4rbymd wrote
> You can not ban free speech because you don’t agree with the message.
Where did the article say anything about their message or anyones' views on it?
BluCurry8 t1_j4tb865 wrote
No it is not. Freedom of speech is about government control or suppression in all forms. If you are in a public park it has rules. It is open at certain times, you cannot litter or dump trash or solicit, which is really what this group is doing.
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SendAstronomy t1_j4t80hz wrote
Just from their name I can tell they are partisan.
Edit: they fund Turning Point USA's college arm, so yeah, buncha assholes.
Not saying they are or are not wrong in this case. Just pointing out they are a right wing org.
Unique-Public-8594 t1_j4t9wi6 wrote
Interesting that Wikipedia has it wrong then.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundation_for_Individual_Rights_and_Expression
I get that they are crowd sourced, still, weird.
PoppinFresh420 t1_j4tdvts wrote
Nothing on that page disagrees with what sendastronomy said.
Unique-Public-8594 t1_j4vu6bo wrote
I was reading the typicall collapsed section that includes this statement:
“ The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education was co-founded by Alan Charles Kors and Harvey Silverglate in 1999, who were FIRE's co-directors until 2004.[1] Kors and Silverglate had co-authored a 1998 book opposing censorship at colleges.[2][5] Silverglate had served on the board of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Massachusetts.[1] Kors served as FIRE's first president and chairperson. Its first executive director and, later, CEO, was Thor Halvorssen.[6] It was founded to be non-ideological and nonpartisan.[1]”
Illustrious_Air_1438 t1_j525kpf wrote
How are they a right wing organization? They sued Florida for the "stop woke act," advocated for a student whose school denied recognition for his club because it supported universal healthcare, and advocated for a Stanford student whose diploma was put on hold after he satirized the Federalist society and Republicans.
BluCurry8 t1_j4tax3e wrote
Yeah. The way to protect free speech is in court. Not collecting persons private data in a park.
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