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NEWS: Patriot Front sues left-wing activist who infiltrated the hate group and named members (www.rawstory.com)

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The white supremacist group Patriot Front is suing a left-wing activist for allegedly infiltrating the group and revealing the identities of members, USA Today reported. The lawsuit says the alleged "doxxings" cost the members their jobs and personal relationships. As USA Today points out, Patriot F...

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[–] Unaware7013@kbin.social 37 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The funny thing about free speech is that naming who is part of a hate group can likely be argued as free speech moreso than "whaaah, we got fired for the awful shit we said", given that it's called freedom of speech and not freedom from the consequences of my speech. Doubly so when you're talking about consequences brought about by a private organization/not the government. After all, their place of employment has freedom of speech rights too, as well as the ability to choose who they associate with.

[–] grue@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

It's always projection.