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"You can’t say something important about anything ever, without offending. Important speech about important issues, especially contentious issues, is instantly
by settrans 4y ago
"You can’t say something important about anything ever, without offending. Important speech about important issues, especially contentious issues, is instantly offensive."
- JoeAltmaier 4y agoMaybe rephrase that: "instantly offends someone". Speech isn't often truly offensive; but different people may feel offended. The fact that some are not offended says loads about this. If the speech was intrinsically offensive, wouldn't everybody (most people) agree?