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I would not discuss with Nazis. If they are criminal they should be prosecuted. Otherwise I ignore them. Noam Chomsky - Should Neo-Nazis Be Allowed Free Speech

• hn_acker 3y ago
  > If they are criminal they should be prosecuted. You should be a bit more careful about your word choice, since making hate speech a crime would make Neo-Nazis criminals.
  • hackandthink 3y ago
    Good point. I also realize that there is no clear demarcation between speech and criminal action and that my position cannot be upheld in the strict sense. Nevertheless, I seem to be orders of magnitude more liberal than the mainstream about what is permissible speech. And I continue to find the extent to which speech is monitored and regulated disturbing, and it's getting worse. The STASI (GDR) were amateurs in comparison.