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> Free speech is about protecting the right of the un-popular and views that some may find utterly repugnant

Wrong. From the third paragraph of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_speech

"""Freedom of speech and expression, therefore, may not be recognized as being absolute, and common limitations or boundaries to freedom of speech relate to libel, slander, obscenity, pornography, sedition, incitement, fighting words, classified information, copyright violation, trade secrets, food labeling, non-disclosure agreements, the right to privacy, dignity, the right to be forgotten, public security, and perjury. Justifications for such include the harm principle, proposed by John Stuart Mill in On Liberty, which suggests that "the only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others."[4]"""

First, offensive caricatures can fall squarely into "libel" and "slander" and harming someone's dignity.

Second, EBay is not being forced to delist the books by the government.




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