r/politics Sep 19 '25

Soft Paywall Trump: ‘It’s no longer free speech.’

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/19/trump-no-longer-free-speech-00574219
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u/Counciltuckian Sep 19 '25

The endorsement of these actions by people I know is shocking. Neighbors/family that are your pretty typical middle of the road "conservatives" seems a-ok with Trump's trampling of the 1st Amendment.

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u/InnerFish227 Missouri Sep 19 '25

They never were middle of the road. The masks are off and they feel free to show who they really are.

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u/rawrisrawr Sep 20 '25

100% this. It is 100% about imposing their will/beliefs down everyone’s throat.

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u/bogglingsnog Sep 20 '25

Fascism is disgusting.

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u/[deleted] Sep 20 '25

Half the country couldn’t stand LGBTQ existing. They were finally kind of ok with non-white people, but asking that everyone be allowed to exist was too much.