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The article in question doesn’t actually seem to point provide any real direction to go in for current problems, merely it rhetorics that curtailing free speech
by SolaceQuantum 8y ago
The article in question doesn’t actually seem to point provide any real direction to go in for current problems, merely it rhetorics that curtailing free speech rights for nazis would possibly result in curtailing free speech rights for gays, since the same laws allow both protests. It also selects different countries to point out that free speech limitation laws there don’t apply to Nazis or alt-right behavior. It never addresses that speech is limited in the US (libel, violence) and only discusses free speech in the context of government. Ie, people are still free to socially exclude nazis or whatever.
All in all, a very nuanced opinion of a very limited context, which itself doesn’t necessarily apply to many leftist problems with Nazi/alt-right movements being on the rise in my anecdotal experiences. The broad approach that free speech shouldn’t be limited by the government because such protections also protected minorities is true. However, much of the disagreement is how much alt-right rhetoric actually breaks current speech law, ie. libel or violence or assault. This essay doesn’t seem to address that.