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Yeah, and just imagine what politicians could get away with if they had laws that allowed them to prevent people from speaking their mind.
by brenden2 6y ago
Yeah, and just imagine what politicians could get away with if they had laws that allowed them to prevent people from speaking their mind.
- luckydata 6y agoThis absolutism is unnecessary. Plenty of modern democratic countries have limits on acceptable speech (France, Sweden to give you a couple examples) and they are not less democratic than the US (I would argue they are more). Limiting speech within agreed boundaries is not problematic as long as it's a decision taken with a good criteria and with a good goal in mind. It's no different than any other decision we make on how we setup society.
- brenden2 6y agoWhat is or isn't acceptable at the time is largely a matter of fashion and opinions. As an example, have a look at the ALA's compiled list of banned books (some of which are banned for ridiculous reasons): http://www.ala.org/advocacy/sites/ala.org.advocacy/files/content/FieldReport_Download%20%282%29.pdf http://www.ala.org/advocacy/sites/ala.org.advocacy/files/con...