faeApr 17, 2025
Qasim Rashid, Esq.
Fascism is when there are documented cases of the KKK mass murdering at least 5000 Black people and terrorizing millions more, but they're still allowed to exist and hold public marches due to "free speech," but Black and brown people are disappeared, deported, and tortured on the mere accusation that they said things the Government doesn't like.
Apr 16, 2025 at 1:44pmWeb
Show threadImNotRealTakeYourMedsApr 16, 2025

@QasimRashid Why everyone who cries about free speech, only wants free speech to apply to them?

Rhetorical question, the answer is painfully obvious

Show threadRejZoRApr 16, 2025
@QasimRashid Free speech is an absolute when it comes to government and doesn't actually apply to private organizations. Including KKK, corporations or rich fucks.
Show threadBen S.Apr 16, 2025
@rejzor @QasimRashid he's not complaining about the government not censoring the KKK, but rather the extreme hypocrisy and corruption of targeting foreign college students for deportation based on their sociopolitical speech/views.
Show threadRejZoRApr 16, 2025
@HunterZ @QasimRashid Technically, students shouldn't get visas revoked in USA for criticizing lets say Israel. Because that's goverment stiffling their free speech which is again, violation of free speech.
Show threadBen S.Apr 16, 2025

@rejzor @QasimRashid you've got it (except I think you meant to say "shouldn't").

Note also that the OP is making a moral argument more than a legal one. Horrible things have historically been made legal under fascism. We don't just throw up our hands and say "case closed" when a government finds/creates a legal loophole to let them send people to a gulag without due process.

Show threadRejZoRApr 16, 2025
@HunterZ @QasimRashid Not finds loopholes, seeing shit USA administration is doing, they just straight up disregard and ignore laws and rules.
Show threadsu_liamApr 19, 2025
@rejzor @HunterZ @QasimRashid A lot of us seem to.
Show threadjENhERO oRGANIZEeDUCATEiNCITEApr 16, 2025
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Show threadFinitumApr 16, 2025
@QasimRashid something the government doesn't like about a different government on a different continent where the people of that country aren't uniformly happy with their government and might express things said by the same protestors being disappeared.
Show threadNeil E. HodgesApr 16, 2025
@QasimRashid Yep. :(
Show threadVarApr 16, 2025
🗨️ The statement highlights a key hypocrisy: protecting hate speech while silencing marginalized voices. Valid & concerning, but avoid conflating it with fascism. Distinct injustices require distinct analysis.
Show threadPēteris KrišjānisApr 16, 2025
@QasimRashid I always find it fascinating that free speech and human rights only work on white rich people.
Not fascinating, sad, gutted, gaslighted.
Show threadPapa DaveApr 17, 2025
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Show threadPapa DaveApr 17, 2025
@QasimRashid You are absolutely correct 👍