The U.S. President, along with his most influential followers, has been banned from Twitter and from other social media while also facing yet another impeachment effort.
So who cares whether some silly realtor group imposes an anti-“hate speech” code on members?
Us.
We had better care.
Why?
Bureaucrats and politicians don’t act alone.
They are empowered by individuals who consent to, cheer for, do whatever they can to promote and enable repression. And by all the private organizations and institutions who do the same kind of enabling of repression.
The “hate speech” ban just imposed by the National Association of Realtors on its members to govern their conduct 24/7 (a “blacklisting,” says Reason’s Eugene Volokh) could impose fines up to $15,000 for violations. (I assume NAR would be unable to collect from members who don’t stick around to pay.)
The goal is to make at least the most submissive members struggle never to say anything that could offend some anti-speech client.
If you are a realtor with NAR: quit. Don’t cooperate. Don’t fund and don’t sanction these aspiring tyrants. You can find client leads another way. Join a competing organization that doesn’t ban speech. Or work with other realtors to form one.
Governments do not tyrannize in a social and cultural vacuum.
Do we want a world in which everyone who values freedom is silent — even “voluntarily” — for fear of “hatefully” offending the infinitely tender sensibilities of those who hate freedom of speech and any fundamental disagreement?
This is Common Sense. I’m Paul Jacob.
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Still afraid to talk about the attack on the Capitol?
You’re a one horse pony, aren’t you?
Trump lover? Insurrectionist? That is you—a two-trick donkey!
Have you checked out the videos showing the police inviting people into the capitol?
I’m guessing you still haven’t.
In case you don’t know, the donkeys are democrats. Haven’t you looked at your flag?
Should have said “ass”. Does that satisfy you?
Where have you been hiding? Nobody is talking about the stolen election, nobody is talking about eight months of democrat supported rioting, looting, and burning. Nobody is talking about the imminent assaults on American liberty. The only thing being talked about every day, every hour, is a few dozen imbeciles who breached the halls of power
What stolen election? You need mental health care soon!
When you tear out a man’s tongue, you are not proving him a liar, you’re only telling the world that you fear what he might say.
George R. R. Martin
I doubt George Martin was talking about liars and fabricators!
“Everybody is in favor of free speech. Hardly a day passes without its being extolled, but some people’s idea of it is that they are free to say what they like, but if anyone says anything back, that is an outrage.” —Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
Lies are your idea of free speech? Pathetic!
“Join a competing organization that doesn’t ban speech. Or work with other realtors to form one.”
Speaking of organizations banning speech, NAR has a trademark on the world “realtor.” You don’t get to call yourself one unless you’re a member.