Is Democracy Over?

For John, BLUF:  Local Lowell guy gets fired for participating in a free speech rally.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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Rally organizer sues Marty Walsh for $100M

Here is the sub-headline:

Claims mayor comments ‘reckless’

This is The Boston Herald, Dan Atkinson and Laurel Sweet reporting, 25 October 2017.

Right off the bat, I want to say this is outrageous.  This isn't worth much more then $20 million in actual damages.  And I will tell Brandon that the next time I see him.

Here is the lede plus one:

An organizer of a recent Free Speech Rally in Boston has filed a $100 million lawsuit against Mayor Martin J. Walsh after he says Walsh purposefully defamed the group as neo-Nazis, which led to him being hounded by internet activists and losing his job.

Lowell resident Brandon Navom filed a civil suit in Berkshire County Superior Court Monday that claimed Walsh made “knowing lies or reckless false statements” about the organizers behind the August rally, which drew a few dozen speakers and more than 20,000 counterprotesters to the Common.  He’s seeking $50 million in actual damages, $50 million in punitive damages and a declaration that Walsh’s statements were “false and defamatory.”

And, Brandon loses his job but Football Player Colin Kaepernick, and his friends, keep their high paying jobs.  And that is outrageous.

The nation is doomed, and democracy across the globe is doomed if we don't stop shutting down free speech.  You may not like what a person has to say, but you should either walk away or respectfully listen.  How would it be if I claimed Marty Walsh was a full blown Stalinist?  It would be wrong, because we know that Joseph Staff murdered more people than live in all of Suffolk County, several times over.  Remember, the tallest building in Moscow has always been the Lubyanka Prison, for from there you can see all the way to Siberia.

Hat tip to the InstaPundit.

Regards  —  Cliff