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He's not my ideological ally. Rather, I oppose the libertarian doctrine that firms may act as they like. When a bakery refused to supply a cake with a message promoting same sex marriage, I supported the customer.

On your second point, if this is the case then why did Paypal also ban the Free Speech Union?

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> On your second point, if this is the case then why did Paypal also ban the Free Speech Union?

I’d assume these were connected given their history of similar dubious claims re:school safety but I think the larger point is remembering that these groups profit from tapping into larger political trends – consider how much money is being spent promoting the idea of “cancel culture” and using it to avoid intellectual engagement with criticism – and so I’d be skeptical that the simple narrative being presented is full and accurate.

The Free Speech Union is just a silly cryptofascist support group, it has nothing to do with free speech.

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