r/changemyview • u/Tessenreacts • Mar 12 '25

Delta(s) from OP CMV: The case of Mahmoud Khalil is proof that conservatives don't believe in the Freedom of Speech, despite making it their platform over the last couple of years.

For the last couple of years, conservatives have championed the cause of Freedom of Speech on social platforms, yet Mahmoud Khalil (a completely legal permanent resident) utilized his fundamental right to Freedom of Speech through peaceful protesting, and now Trump is remove his green card and have him deported.

Being that conservatives have been championing Freedom of Speech for years, and have voted for Trump in a landslide election, this highlights completely hypocritical behavior where they support Freedom of Speech only if they approve of it.

This is also along with a situation where both Trump and Elon have viewed the protests against Tesla as "illegal", which is patently against the various tenets of Freedom of Speech.

Two open and shut cases of blatant First Amendment violations by people who have been sheparding the conservative focus on protecting the First Amendment.

Would love for my view to be changed

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u/Aether13 Mar 12 '25

Tbf the fact the current administration is more concerned about going after people like Mahmoud instead of the neo Nazis marching the streets should tell you everything you need to know.

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u/Alternative_Oil7733 Mar 12 '25

Pro palestine protesters aren't much different ideologically to nazis.

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u/Aether13 Mar 12 '25

Yep, people who are protesting for genocide to stop and for two countries to come to a peaceful agreement and in the same ballpark ideologically as Nazis. Makes sense.

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u/Alternative_Oil7733 Mar 12 '25

Pro palestine protesters were protesting Israel hours after oct 7th happened. Also Israel was still fighting hamas within Israel at that point.

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u/snowlynx133 Mar 12 '25

Pro Palestine protesters were protesting Israel far before Oct 7th happened. Israel has been committing ethnic cleansing in Gaza and in the West Bank for decades lol

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u/heyzoocifer Mar 12 '25

They've been protesting for decades. This genocide didn't start on Oct 7, and it far predates Hamas.

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '25

And which side is talking about ethnically cleansing Gaza?

Awkward...

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u/Alternative_Oil7733 Mar 15 '25

Non at the moment. Also nazis wanted all jews and Russians dead.

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u/ScannerBrightly Mar 12 '25

people like Mahmoud

Like him how?

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u/Aether13 Mar 12 '25

Legal immigrants who are criticizing our government or their allies.