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> this is the behaviour of a free speech absolutist? Because it’s just a catchy phrase that sounds good on paper. What’s a “free speech absolutist” position o
by awb 5y ago
> this is the behaviour of a free speech absolutist?
Because it’s just a catchy phrase that sounds good on paper.
What’s a “free speech absolutist” position on spam, NDAs, calls to violence, libel, national security, fraud, false advertising, copyright infringement, personal privacy, etc.?
I don’t know of any country, platform or person that follows an “absolutist” philosophy on free speech within any reasonable definition of the word “absolute”.
Everyone is a “free speech exceptionist”, it’s just varying degrees of exceptions.
- OrvalWintermute 5y ago> Everyone is a “free speech exceptionist”, it’s just varying degrees of exceptions ++ Exceptions for me, but not for thee!
- UncleMeat 5y agoYep. Every discussion I've ever had with a "free speech absolutist" has gone like this. "What are your thoughts on false advertising laws?" "That's fine, because fraud is a crime and therefore not speech" People have bucketed "things I think should be legal" as "speech" and "things I think should be illegal" as "not speech" and then this makes it trivial to say that all speech should be legal because the definition is circular.