As Charles C.W. Cooke so deftly argued today, David Hogg’s youth shouldn’t make him immune from criticism. Hogg has been caught — repeatedly — spreading misinformation and outright lies. But for some in the media who support the agenda Hogg is pushing, even just pointing out his mistakes constitutes an attack. Hasan Piker, one of Cenk Uygur’s fellow “Young Turks,” certainly believes that:
it is truly incredible watching the same high paid conservative speakers who made a career off of claiming that the left fears free speech, collectively lose their minds over a group of hs students speaking out against the nra. pic.twitter.com/amNGjtozkp
— hasanabi (@hasanthehun) February 26, 2018
Sorry … “lose their minds”?
y'all didn't believe me when i was screaming about this very same hypocrisy all last year in regards to blm and black athletes kneeling for the anthem. maybe this'll change some people's minds.
— hasanabi (@hasanthehun) February 26, 2018
Oh, we certainly believe Hasan was screaming.
conservatives absolutely hate free speech, they can't stand it. they fear it.
— hasanabi (@hasanthehun) February 26, 2018
Gotta love Hasan sounding off about free speech when he clearly doesn’t understand what free speech is.
Free speech means nobody can criticize you
— ?It's?Almost ⛄️Christmas? (@jtLOL) February 26, 2018
That’s certainly Hasan’s view. He’s entitled to that view. And we’re entitled to the view that he has no clue what he’s talking about.
https://twitter.com/jballen004/status/968194408784056325
He's free to speak his twaddle. We're free to point out that he's speaking twaddle. That's how it works. He doesn't get to speak and go unchallenged. As you can see from your mentions…you're twaddling too.
— Say his name #Eric Ciaramella (@new_yawwker) February 26, 2018
https://twitter.com/molratty/status/968220083238694912
It fascinates me that people still make the argument that there's something contradictory about believing in free speech and engaging in criticism of said free speech. https://t.co/F6csYaJQs3
— Alex Griswold (@HashtagGriswold) February 26, 2018
Free speech doesn't mean criticism isn't allowed. Nothing about your tweet makes sense.
— Nick V (@NickV_STL) February 26, 2018
Idk how this shows they hate free speech. When you speak; your ideas are out in the open for scrutiny. All that’s happening is 2 people exercising free speech.
— Lu ? (@Savery_Edition) February 26, 2018
You don't seem to understand how free speech works. I'm fine with people protesting me. I say this in every single speech. And Hogg has a right to say whatever he wants. But I can criticize what he says for being morally abhorrent. https://t.co/GCmSD6Rn68
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) February 26, 2018
A. No body is losing their minds, either individually or collectively. That’s what the school shooter did.
B. Free speech does not mean you can make up and falsify information, or slander a group or individual because you don’t agree with them.
— ErraticGlitch (@realCoreyW) February 26, 2018
Pushing back against incorrect statements or objecting to unfair smears advanced by someone else’s free speech is, in fact, free speech. Neither screen shot provided remotely represents “mind losing,” “fear,” or any effort to silence speech. https://t.co/Zli57RaPxX
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) February 26, 2018
David Hogg is not immune to criticism … but Hasan is evidently immune to logic.
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