Friday, April 18, 2025

 free speech is radical, according to some;


Comedian Tim Dillon has become a bit of sensation over the last year. He interviewed JD Vance before the election and he frequently takes shots at woke culture.

Dillon recently spoke to FOX News and pointed out that the left has drifted so far out of the mainstream that basic American values like free speech are now considered ‘right wing’ by progressives.

This is one of the reasons why Democrats lost so badly in November and they have shown no signs of course correction.

From FOX News:

Tim Dillon says rebranding of core American values as ‘right-wing’ is the ‘craziest thing’ he’s ever heard

In a sit-down interview with Fox News Digital, Dillon was asked about the perceived shift to the right in comedians’ political views, with figures such as Joe Rogan endorsing President Donald Trump in the last election.

Dillon took issue with the observation, arguing that values comedians typically support today — such as free speech and advocating for the middle class — are not inherently right-wing.

“You know, when people call it a rightward shift, my pushback to that is: were these statements rightward in 2015 or 2005? When did they become right-wing statements? When did it become a right-wing statement to say, ‘I should have the bodily autonomy to not take an experimental vaccine?’” Dillon questioned...........more.........

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