American liberalism is increasingly comfortable with authoritarianism. That's my only conclusion from last Friday's free speech discussion on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher."
During that episode, one liberal panelist defended attacking non-violent Nazis, and the other liberal called for shredding the first amendment.
The sad saga began when host Bill Maher referenced a Seattleite who was recently assaulted for wearing a Nazi symbol in public. Maher explained that the incident was totally unacceptable, "… we have to go by principles and not feelings, that's what the other side does. You can't just punch Nazis ..."
"That's what the other side does" was a short-lived sentiment.
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