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The issue is that consequence-free speech quickly bumps up against the paradox of tolerance. I think there can be a debate around where the cutoff line for wha
by badlucklottery 9y ago
The issue is that consequence-free speech quickly bumps up against the paradox of tolerance.
I think there can be a debate around where the cutoff line for what's acceptable is but no line at all most likely won't work.
- Overtonwindow 9y agoAs a general matter, the fact that society may find speech offensive is not a sufficient reason for suppressing it.
- badlucklottery 9y agoIt's not about suppressing speech because it's offensive, it's about suppressing intolerance to preserve tolerance.
- Chris2048 9y agoFree-speech is pretty well defined in the US - Who is defining "tolerance"?