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lukewarm707today at 11:20 AM5 repliesview on HN

I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.


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jzbtoday at 11:26 AM

A right to say something is not the same as the right to say (and do) something without being called out on it.

He has the right to do what he’s doing. Other people have the right to react and say “That sucks, it’s against my values, I no longer trust you or want to do business with you.”

hootztoday at 11:23 AM

There are some things that I won't ever defend your right of saying them, to be honest.

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yw3410today at 5:12 PM

Okay - but that doesn't mean I'm not going to weigh up what you say when I'm choosing a business to support; especially if it's not in a professional context.

devindotcomtoday at 5:38 PM

brave! but fortunately you are safe because no one is challenging his right to say it.

teekerttoday at 11:24 AM

We need to add something to this nice rule about using services that are good from people we don't (fully) agree with.

I'm not personally inclined to be so strict about this, but there are people with objections against the Proton CEO who once agreed with Trump on twitter, or DHH (there is this one blogpost about his extreme views). Etc.