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Isn't Trump just a reflection of his media coverage? He found that he controlled the news cycle when he said outrageous things.
If we're steady going down the rabbit hole of blaming the victim for the bad behavior, might as well focus on a media climate where behaving badly gets you a satellite truck and non-stop attention.
I've been consistent about my dislike for the Trump phenomenon. But on this issue I'm on his side, because if we don't stand up for the First Amendment - even if we don't like the speech itself - we risk falling into the same abyss people claim we'll fall into with Trump.
Larry, I completely empathize with the anger you and your friends feel during those marches, but if you don't respect the rights of people to express their idiocy, the next group of people with a righteous cause may find their rights to encourage change denied.
And when you attend someone else's event with the intent of shutting it down, you're not expressing free speech, you're only preventing others from speaking.
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