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> Friend Camp is anti-free-speech, at least in the sense that freedom of speech is commonly understood as a value. This is repulsive to some people on both the
by vegetablepotpie 5y ago
> Friend Camp is anti-free-speech, at least in the sense that freedom of speech is commonly understood as a value. This is repulsive to some people on both the left and the right, and it's important that people with that core value find somewhere other than Friend Camp to set up their online home
I like this perspective because free speech is considered fundamental to the point that if you don’t uphold it, you’re considered a totalitarian. Not having an absolute view of free speech is what we would call a more nuanced view. Although I wouldn’t want a University, the ACLU, or Facebook taking this view, I think it’s fine for a small community to take it and is one of the things that can attract people to small social networks.
- fartcannon 5y agoNuance is where all the bullshit is. That's where soft power thrives.
- lolsal 5y agoWhy is a nuanced perspective bullshit?
- fartcannon 5y agoNo, that's where the bullshit is, not that nuance is bullshit. Nuance is great for certain things, like art. But, like art, there's a lot of room for interpretation, misunderstanding, impersonators, and even deceptive dishonesty. Nuance requires everyone is on the same page. What looks like a masterwork to you, might look like something a child could paint to the teeming millions.
- voakbasda 5y ago> Nuance requires everyone is on the same page. What looks like a masterwork to you, might look like something a child could paint to the teeming millions. I suspect they mean Jackson Pollock: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_Pollock?wprov=sfti1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_Pollock?wprov=sfti1 I personally lack sufficient “nuance” to appreciate his work.
- long_time_gone 5y ago> Not having an absolute view of free speech is what we would call a more nuanced view. There is no such thing as absolute free speech. We know of the many nuances like "fighting words", incitement, libel, child pornography, slander, etc. I would like Universities and the ACLU to respect these exceptions to absolute free speech. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_free_speech_exceptions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_free_speech_exce...
- mayregretit 5y agoDon't forget espionage
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