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Being able to say things that others disapprove of is the essence of free speech. Or, as Voltaire said, "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the
by barney54 4y ago
Being able to say things that others disapprove of is the essence of free speech. Or, as Voltaire said, "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it."
- Bud 4y agoThat right stops once the speech becomes abusive. Professors don't get to abuse students. For instance, a professor could make sexual comments about a student. That, too, by your definition, would be "free speech", and thus allowable. In other words, you're completely off-base here and need to re-assess your argument.
- DiggyJohnson 4y agoIt’s hard for me to understand this perspective. Don’t you see how this would create blind spots in academic discourse? > Abusive Is this the right word?
- anm89 4y agoThis is the key part. It's a wiggle word. It's totally subjective. Any person can call any thing "abusive". So giving this concession 100% nullifies free speech. This is why the first amendment doesn't include things like "unless it is abusive". It is specifically meant to protect the cases which someone may identify as "abusive"