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So "freedom of speech" is where you can say what you want, except that if you say the wrong thing to the wrong person, then there are potentially serious reperc
by efaref 5y ago
So "freedom of speech" is where you can say what you want, except that if you say the wrong thing to the wrong person, then there are potentially serious repercussions, up to and including imprisonment.
I'm curious to know what not having freedom of speech would look like.
- KozmoNau7 5y agoI'll repeat myself: "your freedom does not overrule the freedom of others." Words can and do cause harm, just as actions can and do. You don't see very many people seriously arguing for "freedom of action", because that would be an utterly chaotic and brutal society, even worse than the extremes of feudalism or warlordism. Actions have consequences, and words have consequences. Arguing that you cannot be held responsible for the words that come out of your mouth or text written by your hand, is completely ridiculous. Often I see the very same people who argue fiercely for personal responsibility above all, turn around and argue for free speech absolutism, seemingly unaware of the absurd incompatibility of those two stances.