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> Perhaps if the courts allow individuals harmed by Freedom Speeches™ I'm not sure what the purpose of this bizarre language is. It reminds me a bit of "freeze

> Perhaps if the courts allow individuals harmed by Freedom Speeches™ I'm not sure what the purpose of this bizarre language is. It reminds me a bit of "freeze peach". Is it just to signal to anyone who believes in freedom of speech or, or just takes it seriously as a concept even if he rejects it, that you're not interested in a good faith discussion? But then why write a comment on that issue at all?

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specialist 5y ago
What do you call selective defense of speech while denying same right to others, the responsibilities that come with rights, real world power inbalances?
- amadeuspagel 5y ago
  I'm not sure what you mean. Are you saying that "Freedom Speeches™" is your attempt to refer to a "selective defense of speech while denying same right to others, the responsibilities that come with rights, real world power inbalances"? So your sentence evals to: > Perhaps if the courts allow individuals harmed by "selective defense of speech while denying same right to others, the responsibilities that come with rights, real world power inbalances", we won't need draconian hate speech laws and such. Of course that sentence doesn't make sense regardless of what you replace "Freedom Speeches™" with, so it's really moot what "Freedom Speeches™" is supposed to refer to.
  - specialist 5y ago
    Oops. Now realize I omitted key words. Its should read something like: > Perhaps if the courts allow individuals harmed by Freedom Speeches™ to sue for damages , we won't need draconian hate speech laws and such. Jill Lepore has me reevaluating my support for laws banning hate speech. While I support the end goal, stopping verbal assaults, I'm very open towards other legal solutions. Like perhaps the courts can broaden the scope of libel and defamation. Again, not excited about that. Overly broad, and we end up with UK style censorship. It's a tough problem. But I'm confident we can find a balance.

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specialist 5y ago

What do you call selective defense of speech while denying same right to others, the responsibilities that come with rights, real world power inbalances?

amadeuspagel 5y ago
I'm not sure what you mean. Are you saying that "Freedom Speeches™" is your attempt to refer to a "selective defense of speech while denying same right to others, the responsibilities that come with rights, real world power inbalances"? So your sentence evals to: > Perhaps if the courts allow individuals harmed by "selective defense of speech while denying same right to others, the responsibilities that come with rights, real world power inbalances", we won't need draconian hate speech laws and such. Of course that sentence doesn't make sense regardless of what you replace "Freedom Speeches™" with, so it's really moot what "Freedom Speeches™" is supposed to refer to.
- specialist 5y ago
  Oops. Now realize I omitted key words. Its should read something like: > Perhaps if the courts allow individuals harmed by Freedom Speeches™ to sue for damages , we won't need draconian hate speech laws and such. Jill Lepore has me reevaluating my support for laws banning hate speech. While I support the end goal, stopping verbal assaults, I'm very open towards other legal solutions. Like perhaps the courts can broaden the scope of libel and defamation. Again, not excited about that. Overly broad, and we end up with UK style censorship. It's a tough problem. But I'm confident we can find a balance.