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[–] StateOfMind ago 

Free speech is speech without fear of reprisal. No one can physically stop me from saying something. It is the fear of reprisal that stops me from saying something. SJWs saying I am a terrible person is just counter-speech, not a reprisal. My employer firing me is a reprisal. Citing court cases does not help in this matter, because courts simply sees if the reprisal was legal or not. And private entities are certainly permitted to violate the idea of free speech to a certain extent.

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[–] p0ssum [S] 1 point 0 points (+1|-1) ago 

Free speech is speech without fear of reprisal.

Then free speech simply doesn't exist.

SJWs saying I am a terrible person is just counter-speech, not a reprisal.

Right, and their speech is protected as well.

And private entities are certainly permitted to violate the idea of free speech to a certain extent.

Eggfuckingxactly and that is PRECISELY the title of this post. Freedom of speech does not mean that you are free from the consequences of that speech. It's really is that simple, yet you seem to want to think that you disagree with me....

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[–] StateOfMind ago 

Not really. Any employer who fires someone over an FB post does not believe in free speech. What they are legally allowed to do is a different matter. Free speech does mean freedom from reprisal (again, counter-speech is not reprisal). And it can exist. Many subverses on Voat seem to uphold that idea. Redit used to be another such place.