machinegunmonkey

The photos of the old guy writhing in pain and spitting up blood make my heart hurt

https://www.facebook.com/371206579655481/posts/2831883253587789/?d=n

After a lot of feedback and self-reflection, I want to open up a discussion about our official stance on defending hate speech.

I have a lot of strong personal feelings about hate speech that I think I projected onto our official stance, and I want to come up with a consensus on how we should handle it as an organization, not just as my personal beliefs.

This coalition is built around protecting ALL First Amendment speech, it's what unites a diverse group like us in a common goal. In 2017 the Supreme Court ruled that hate speech was protected under free speech, and if we start to choose what speech we do and don't protect, I'm afraid we risk losing sight of what our goal is.

With that in

If you've found our subreddit and want to participate in what we're doing at your local and state level, here's how to do it:

Discord

We have a very well laid out Discord thanks to a team of hard-working mods, with channels for all 50 states as well as channels for equipment, news, and an off-topic lounge for shooting the shit.

You can download Discord on the App Store at: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/discord/id985746746

The link to join the Discord server is: https://discord.gg/H56PPB4

Message me or another mod if you run into any issues, and welcome to the coalition!

I've gotten a lot of good feedback about which chat program to use to coordinate. Each one has pros and cons and the more secure ones (Signal, Session) seem to also be not as intuitive. Options are generally ranked from least to most secure.

What's the consensus on where we go to talk about things?

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