binary solo on 22 December 2013
Freedom of speech only applies when the state tries to oppress people's speech. Corporations are free to oppress as much as they like. If A&E have him contractually gagged on certain subjects and he's broken the contract then fir away I say. Both the homophobic remark and the racist remark are odious and factually wrong, and any company is wholly justified in kicking such people to the curb.
“The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.” - Bertrand Russell
"When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace."
Jimi Hendrix
