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The parent commenter was claiming that free speech prevents nazism, which any honest look at the history of authoritarianism shows to be categorically untrue.
by hannasanarion 6y ago
The parent commenter was claiming that free speech prevents nazism, which any honest look at the history of authoritarianism shows to be categorically untrue.
- throwaway894345 6y agoI argued no such thing. Allow me to quote myself: > Indeed, authoritarianism in general and Nazism, Stalinism, Maoism, etc in particular always starts with speech restrictions Authoritarianism virtually requires restrictions on speech to come into its own.