>it means you're standing up against EVERYONE, because every side is trying to take away the speech rights of the other side
This is just plain false. There is a large contingent of people, myself included, who aren't on anyone's "side". The false, binary Republican vs Democrat crowd is, collectively, a shrinking minority of the population. Intelligent, moral people don't want to take away the speech rights of anyone. Twitter has a block button which everyone is free to use to shield themselves (and only themselves) from any speech they find objectionable. The very crux of free speech is being willing to fight for the right of people you hate and despise to speak freely. Obviously, there are many people who today oppose free speech (both those who openly admit their opposition, and those who cravenly claim to support it while opposing it at every turn). But its patently wrong and absurd to claim (as the author of this Tweet thread does), that everyone opposes free speech. Free speech and free thought are the two prerequisites for a free and democratic society. The twin pillars upon which all else rests. Those who oppose free speech are the enemies of freedom and democracy, despite their hollow claims and feigned benevolence.
This is just plain false. There is a large contingent of people, myself included, who aren't on anyone's "side". The false, binary Republican vs Democrat crowd is, collectively, a shrinking minority of the population. Intelligent, moral people don't want to take away the speech rights of anyone. Twitter has a block button which everyone is free to use to shield themselves (and only themselves) from any speech they find objectionable. The very crux of free speech is being willing to fight for the right of people you hate and despise to speak freely. Obviously, there are many people who today oppose free speech (both those who openly admit their opposition, and those who cravenly claim to support it while opposing it at every turn). But its patently wrong and absurd to claim (as the author of this Tweet thread does), that everyone opposes free speech. Free speech and free thought are the two prerequisites for a free and democratic society. The twin pillars upon which all else rests. Those who oppose free speech are the enemies of freedom and democracy, despite their hollow claims and feigned benevolence.