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looks to see who the people in question are
I mean, running around trying to block military infrastructure while saying that the state doesn't exist does sort of seem like the sort of thing that might attract attention.
You must not be from a country with an antifascist tradition of "First they came for the "
I'm disappointed you would post this, but I'm more worried about the people who subscribe to socialism and would upvote this kind of sentiment.
So? They're insane but they still have a constitutional right to free speech.
They aren't being blocked from speaking.
The first amendment doesn't exist to prevent editorial censorship. It has nothing to do with "cancel culture."
It protects freedom of speech, the press, assembly, and the right to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. It has been interpreted by centuries of court decisions to protect against exactly this - harassment and prosecution by government agents for engaging in protected speech, especially political protest.