Serge from Babka<p>There are so many aspects to the Mahmoud Khalil situation. It's obvious on its face that the Trump administration is not following due process, and that Mr. Khalil's free speech rights within the US are being violated.</p><p>At the same time, the way this case is being reported on by so many is absolutely foul, as Mr. Khalil's specific exercising of his free speech rights are no more morally virtuous than those of the hateful Proud Boys were in the Unite the Right Rally- that is to say they were hateful, violent, and potentially illegal not as speech, but under other provisions of the law.</p><p>In other words, what should have happened is that Mr. Khalil should have been given a due process hearing for his actions, and then if found guilty, immigration should have then taken action.</p><p>Neither wrong here negates the other, elevates the other, or erases the wrongdoing.</p><p>Supporting Mr. Khalil's rights is fine, but in the same way one does for a Nazi.</p><p><a href="https://babka.social/tags/MahmoudKhalil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MahmoudKhalil</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/antisemitism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antisemitism</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/FreezePeach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreezePeach</span></a></p>