dotcom-jillionaire OP t1_isawlgw wrote on October 14, 2022 at 3:53 PM

Reply to comment by Civil_Peak in Penn students face disciplinary hearings for campus protests by dotcom-jillionaire

it's almost like activism is built on civil disobedience and there are repercussions for pushing back against the system.

but that would imply the save UC townhomes people have a cohesive agenda and were orienting their fight towards a legitimate power structure that's holding down the development of low income housing

Wuz314159 t1_isb02mk wrote on October 14, 2022 at 4:17 PM

The First Amendment is just words. There is no actual freedom of speech.

dotcom-jillionaire OP t1_isb2aw8 wrote on October 14, 2022 at 4:32 PM

freedom of speech isn't freedom from consequences

Civil_Peak t1_isbd4yh wrote on October 14, 2022 at 5:45 PM

first amendment only applies so the government can't suppress your freedom to speech. Private companies can suppress. Upenn is not even a state university (like Penn State) hard to argue that the government is suppressing their freedom of speech.