Free Speech, But Not That Speech

ETA: Here is the Go Fund Me for the Texas professor who was fired. Hat tip N&M.

The screeching over-reaction from the Right after Kirk's death is sure something.  You remember how they liked to scream about "witch hunts" when people were fired or impeached because of actual crimes? How they celebrated the January 6 rioters, who were actual insurrectionists?

Every accusation from the Right is a confession.

Teams of Right-Wing jackasses are getting teachers, artists, newscasters, and others fired -- and calling for them to be arrested -- because those people didn't perform pious grief at the death of a grifter. Some of them simply quoted things the grifter said. This, apparently, is hate speech. Not hate speech on the part of the grifter! Hate speech on the part of those who quoted what he said.

As with the professor (and her chair, and her dean) who was fired for simply teaching that there is a difference between biological gender and gender performance, this is an attempt to control speech, to frighten people into saying and thinking only what MAGA thinks is acceptable.

These are the same people who threw tantrums about free speech when people were criticized for saying racist things, or making bigoted jokes. That was a danger to free speech. This? This is justice.