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If you claim to support free speech, you have to support the right of others to speak things you disagree with. We have ceeded some limits (e.g. you generally c
by ams6110 9y ago
If you claim to support free speech, you have to support the right of others to speak things you disagree with. We have ceeded some limits (e.g. you generally cannot directly incite people to harm others) but every additional limit you allow on speech you oppose can eventually be used against speech you support.
- jordigh 9y agoThis is the same slope argument I'm skeptical about. Nazi speech isn't something I merely disagree with. It's not a simple difference of opinion. It's not a perfectly valid alternative viewpoint we should respect. It's an ideology that caused a world war that we should never repeat. It's not something that should ever be protected.
- tatersolid 9y agoCommunism caused countless wars, and more deaths than WWII. Should communism be an exception to your free speech laws?