As far as I can see, the way the "free speech" argument works in the US is:
Person A does something unpleasant/bigoted/discriminatory. Person B tries to get them to stop. Person A says "you're treading all over my right to free speech!"
See also efforts of parts of the US white Christian right to convince people that white Christian right-wingers are a beleagured minority.
I am seriously confused as to why you think this is something the "New Atheist / Skeptic / Rational movement(s)" are doing; I've only seen them being Person B over arguments like whether evolution should be taught in schools. Am I missing something?
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Date: 2012-10-01 08:58 pm (UTC)Person A does something unpleasant/bigoted/discriminatory.
Person B tries to get them to stop.
Person A says "you're treading all over my right to free speech!"
See also efforts of parts of the US white Christian right to convince people that white Christian right-wingers are a beleagured minority.
I am seriously confused as to why you think this is something the "New Atheist / Skeptic / Rational movement(s)" are doing; I've only seen them being Person B over arguments like whether evolution should be taught in schools. Am I missing something?