The Fresno Grizzlies, a minor league baseball team, played a Memorial Day tribute video Monday that placed a photo of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) between images of dictators. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News)Among the “enemies of freedom” portrayed in a Memorial Day tribute video at a minor league baseball game: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, former Cuban president Fidel Castro and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.). “For those who believe in ‘free speech’: whose free speech do you believe in?”All of this is to say that words matter, and can have consequences for safety. For those who believe in “free speech”: whose free speech do you believe in? Bc some folks using free speech to defend racism are also supporting folks passing laws to allow running over protesters.

Source: Washington Post May 28, 2019 15:16 UTC