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Right-Wing Trolls Are Freaking Out After Learning They Can Get Sued For Calling People 'Groomers' On The Internet (pressprogress.ca)
submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Other right-wing accounts variously reacted by describing the move as Orwellian, lamenting the death of free speech and even contemplating leaving Canada for good.

Oh no. Not that. Please no.

<Tee hee!>

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[–] [email protected] 42 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

lamenting the death of free speech

Its amazing how ignorant they are to the fact it’s always* been like this

* since the Bill of Rights

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Bill of Rights?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Huh. That's an old one. Thanks.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

LoL. Did you not know about this or something?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

I actually didn't know about the Canadian Bill of Rights. I've always focused on the Constitution and Charter since they are current and applicable nationally. I guess that since it was superseded I just didn't know about it.