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At various times in history the ACLU has defended the KKK.

Yes, and? If you actually believe in free speech, calling someone a Horrible Person is not a disguised argument for shutting them down.

4chan is full of really horrible people. Sometimes I am one of them. This doesn't mean they should be shut down by the government or something. However, it also doesn't mean they're Glorious Heroes Fighting For Righteousness.

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> However, it also doesn't mean they're Glorious Heroes Fighting For Righteousness.

Who is arguing that?

Seemingly everyone here who claims, against all evidence, that 4chan has a good moral character.

Now surely everyone is going to yell that they're just protecting their beloved web from censorship. However, since I never proposed censorship, that means most of them are arguing against the evil, censorious Congressman in their own heads, rather than against anything I actually said.

I think that less people would have problems with your comment if you stated that you were an oldfriend right off the bat.

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> oldfriend

Hey wait a minute ...

CENSORSHIP

But I'm not an oldfriend. I've only been making intermittent visits to 4chan for a couple of years now.

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