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How would you feel if someone said you deserve cancer or to die? (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 5 hours ago by AlvinTheChipmunk@sopuli.xyz to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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If someone wishes you a painful form of terminal cancer how would you feel?

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[–] AlvinTheChipmunk@sopuli.xyz 0 points 54 minutes ago

I'm simply respecting your right to free speech. You have the right to say and think, 'Billionaires deserve to die.' That's your First Amendment right, and I respect your right to think it. However, at the exact same time, I also have the right to say, 'You deserve cancer. I hope your kids get cancer, and if your 5-year-old son dies in a school shooting, he deserves it.' Basically, free speech is a two-way street, and that's the problem with saying, 'X person deserves to die.' Because if you or your son, regardless of how old he is, dies, then don't expect people to feel sad for you. They have the right to think you deserve it and celebrate it.