Episode Transcript: #1643 - Jonathan Zimmerman
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Free speech and why you should give a damn, Jonathan Zimmerman.
Why should we give a damn?
Well, we should give a damn because free speech has been at the heart of every movement for change in this country.
Every great warrior against oppression was also a warrior for free speech.
But wouldn't it be convenient if we just silenced people we disagree with?
That seems a lot easier for me.
No, it's natural, alright?
It is natural, right?
And that's why we have to resist it.
Like, I get it.
Like, everyone's experienced that.
Everyone's seen somebody or heard somebody they despise and say,
God, I just want that person shut up.
And that's why we have to resist it.
There's a lot of very intelligent people that disagree with you in this current political climate, unfortunately.
I think that was exacerbated by the Trump administration and this desire to, like, stop a lot of the QAnon stuff and the Pizza Gate stuff.
And a lot of these conspiracy theories that people were frustrated that they were taking hold.