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Speech is either free or not free, there is no middle path. If you want free speech, you accept the consequences. If you want “regulated” speech, there are con
by atmosx 8y ago
Speech is either free or not free, there is no middle path.
If you want free speech, you accept the consequences. If you want “regulated” speech, there are consequences.
That’s it. I would argue that the level of satire a society can cope with, is directly proportional to the quality of democracy the society has.
- ilovecaching 8y ago> I would argue that the level of satire a society can cope with, is directly proportional to the quality of democracy the society has. So where does that put America :)
- dwaltrip 8y agoIgnoring nuance doesn't make it disappear. Every developed country on earth regulates speech to varying degrees.
- matt4077 8y ago> the level of satire a society can cope with, is directly proportional to the quality of democracy You're contradicting yourself: First, you deny that there are graduations in "freedom", saying it's all-or-nothing. But then, a democracy's quality is apparently proportional to its freedom of speech, implying that there are, indeed, nuances.
- basch 8y agoFree speech is a principal (one that existed before the United States) and a goal. You can have a goal, and operate principally, and still have univerally agreed upon edge cases and exceptions.