Once a bastion of free speech, the ACLU faces an identity crisis
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Re: Once a bastion of free speech, the ACLU faces an identity crisis
#2I was a member for 10 years and stopped renewing a year or two ago, when it seemed to stop putting free speech and expression first.
Re: Once a bastion of free speech, the ACLU faces an identity crisis
#3ACLU has been subverted by political correctness, mob mentality of internet, and the do-gooder activists. ACLU is a perfect example on how we ended up in the through the looking glass world.
Re: Once a bastion of free speech, the ACLU faces an identity crisis
#4You could write a similar article about a lot of nonprofits, lately. "Once a Developer of Web Browsers, Mozilla Faces an Identity Crisis." "Once a Free Online Encyclopedia, the Wikimedia Foundation Faces an Identity Crisis."
Re: Once a bastion of free speech, the ACLU faces an identity crisis
#5ACLU has been subverted by political correctness, mob mentality of internet, and the do-gooder activists. ACLU is a perfect example on how we ended up in the through the looking glass world.
One has to wonder if the useful idiots (according to Lenin) that are propagating this wave of ideological censorship and intolerance realize what they are in for. The powers that be must surely be extremely pleased to see such hated - by corporate and financial kleptocracy - liberal bastions as free speech and open debate dismantled and destroyed. I fear it is already too late.
Re: Once a bastion of free speech, the ACLU faces an identity crisis
#6They phoned me earlier this year and asked for $1500 USD. I asked them why we live in a country where people are starving, exposed, and sick in a country that has a bounty of food, housing, and healthcare. “Liberals are leaving the First Amendment behind,” says a person who probably has all three of those things. Feed people, and then ask for virtues from them.
Re: Once a bastion of free speech, the ACLU faces an identity crisis
#7ACLU has been subverted by political correctness, mob mentality of internet, and the do-gooder activists. ACLU is a perfect example on how we ended up in the through the looking glass world.
One has to wonder if the useful idiots (according to Lenin) that are propagating this wave of ideological censorship and intolerance realize what they are in for. The powers that be must surely be extremely pleased to see such hated - by corporate and financial kleptocracy - liberal bastions as free speech and open debate dismantled and destroyed. I fear it is already too late.
short answer is no
Re: Once a bastion of free speech, the ACLU faces an identity crisis
#8You could write a similar article about a lot of nonprofits, lately. "Once a Developer of Web Browsers, Mozilla Faces an Identity Crisis." "Once a Free Online Encyclopedia, the Wikimedia Foundation Faces an Identity Crisis."
Don't forget Amnesty International.
Re: Once a bastion of free speech, the ACLU faces an identity crisis
#9Despite the sad loss of the ACLU as an institution that cares about civil liberties, we can remain hopeful due to other organizations like FIRE.
Re: Once a bastion of free speech, the ACLU faces an identity crisis
#10They phoned me earlier this year and asked for $1500 USD. I asked them why we live in a country where people are starving, exposed, and sick in a country that has a bounty of food, housing, and healthcare. “Liberals are leaving the First Amendment behind,” says a person who probably has all three of those things. Feed people, and then ask for virtues from them.
Free speech is how civil rights are won. It is a prerequisite for a positive change.