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It does feel a bit dystopian, but it's not trying to prevent supposed societal "ills" like "the gays" or "socialism". Violent terrorism and extremism are real g
by meowface 11y ago
It does feel a bit dystopian, but it's not trying to prevent supposed societal "ills" like "the gays" or "socialism". Violent terrorism and extremism are real global ills and negatively impact every society.
Calls for violence aren't considered valid free speech and can be directly banned. Calls for things that can eventually lead to violence are a much murkier area. They shouldn't be outright banned, but they should be mitigated.
- LyndsySimon 11y ago> Violent terrorism and extremism are real global ills and negatively impact every society. I strongly disagree, with the inclusion of "extremism" in particular. I'm an anarcho-capitalist, which I think any clear-thinking person would identify as an extreme ideology. Do you wish to silence me? Is my telling people that they should engage in voluntary association and reject the initiation of force a "real global ill"? To put it another way, in the words of Barry Goldwater: "Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice."
- meowface 11y agoMaybe extremism wasn't the right word. In this case, I meant extremist Islamic fundamentalism.