It absolutely is, so you and me both INB4 fuckheads suddenly all become Very Concerned about the 1st amendment all of the sudden (butonlywhenitbenefitsthemandscreweveryoneelse).
To be perfectly clear, Ozturk is not accused of breaking the law. The Department of Homeland Security hasn’t bothered to explain its reasoning, but several outlets reported that Ozturk co-authored a student opinion piece urging Tufts to recognize the International Court of Justice’s declaration of a “plausible risk of genocide” unfolding in Gaza and to divest from Israel. You can read the article if you like. It does not mention Hamas.
Well, this is really exactly the point. The fascists in power dearly want to restrict everyone else’s expression, most especially anything that is critical of them or what they’re doing. But they want to be able to espouse whatever odious thing they want without opposition, and want the opportunity to cry “victim” whenever someone calls them out.
Isn’t that the Badlands nightclub’s right to choose what dress code their patrons have to follow?
It absolutely is, so you and me both INB4 fuckheads suddenly all become Very Concerned about the 1st amendment all of the sudden (butonlywhenitbenefitsthemandscreweveryoneelse).
The dress code is between the customers and the nightclub so the first amendment doesn’t matter here.
Yes, you and I know that. But I predict that all of the soon-to-be conservative legal eagles will studiously avoid that particular truth.
I will accept zero claims regarding the sanctity of free speech from any Conservative who doesn’t feel this is just as horrible as I do:
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/03/donald-trump-news-ice-immigration-student-rumeysa-ozturk.html
Well, this is really exactly the point. The fascists in power dearly want to restrict everyone else’s expression, most especially anything that is critical of them or what they’re doing. But they want to be able to espouse whatever odious thing they want without opposition, and want the opportunity to cry “victim” whenever someone calls them out.
This is, like, Totalitarian Fuckery 101.
But don’t you see, it’s different if a business doesn’t want to bake you a cake! /s