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>Belief in free speech as a principle assumes that good and right arguments will win out every day in an open public forum. This is demonstrably not the case.
by faissaloo 8y ago
>Belief in free speech as a principle assumes that good and right arguments will win out every day in an open public forum.
This is demonstrably not the case. Just look at the chans.
- fzeroracer 7y agoHell, we can look at Voat and Gab as well for example of sites where absolute free speech as a principle has failed to result in any sort of good outcome. Conveniently these sites are ignored or handwaved away or are somehow only because of censorship.
- faissaloo 7y agoYeah I used to use Voat right after /r/conspiracy started getting scared, things were civil and small scale and I had some fruitful discussions, that went to hell once the racist subs started getting hit.
- 8note 7y agowhich is demonstrably not true? that belief in free speech assumes the right arguments winning, or that the right arguments win?
- faissaloo 7y agoThat the right arguments win.
- pmarreck 7y agoIf you don’t believe in free speech on principle, I’m sure China and North Korea will take you, because you don’t belong in a Western democracy
- faissaloo 7y agoI believe in the freedom of the people I agree with to speak, this argument is obviously absurd.