Free speech elitism

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About

Free speech elitism is a socio-political stance which claims to support universal free speech but in fact selectively defends speech by the powerful while denigrating and suppressing dissenting opinion. Its proponents frequently engage in free speech trolling. When successfully countered on rational grounds, they will generally resort to rhetorical deception in an attempt to defend their undefendable claims.

A favorite target of theirs is universities who decide to cancel paid speakers known to spread harmful disinformation. Students who used their speech to criticize those speakers and call against their presence are condemned, while the speaker who would have been paid by the funds provided by those students is painted as yet another victim of a groundless left-wing silencing campaign.

Organizations

There are many right-wing organizations which take this stance, but so far the only one we're aware of that is primarily devoted to it is the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education.