• threeonefour@piefed.ca
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    1
    ·
    7 months ago

    Being fired from your job over things you said has nothing to do with the right to free speech. That right means the government won’t punish you. It does not stop anyone else from punishing you.

    • obsidianfoxxy7870@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      7 months ago

      But you can easily make the argument MSNBC is suppressing there own “journalists” speech to not face backlash from the government. Just because the government isn’t directly coming after an individual doesn’t mean that they aren’t at least attempting to suppress speech.

      • qarbone@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        7 months ago

        We’ve plenty of examples of Trump ignoring outlets he doesn’t favor. And I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s outright banned some from attending press events.