Reading the responses here, so far everyone has taken the currently dominant majority viewpoint strongly against any platforming of unpopular, offensive free sp

Reading the responses here, so far everyone has taken the currently dominant majority viewpoint strongly against any platforming of unpopular, offensive free speech. Since my position on this is so clearly in the minority, I kind of feel obligated to post here just to share that philosophically I agree with what's stated in the OP. To be clear, I don't know about any other positions which may be held by the author or the organization so I hold no view on those - but as far as what the OP itself actually says, I think it's basically 'right.' Even if only in the awkward sense that it's the 'least wrong' answer to a thorny question which has no good answers. Of course, that doesn't mean I agree with any of the, likely, reprehensible things the stated policy will allow to be published. I acknowledge my viewpoint on free speech is wildly unpopular these days and, frankly, I'm both conflicted and deeply uncomfortable holding it. But I've held this general view on free speech for a very long time and nothing that's happened in recent decades has caused me to abandon the fundamental principles in which it is grounded. Others have defended these principles far more persuasively and eloquently than I can (going back to the founding of the ACLU) and I doubt I can do any better. I concede that these lofty free speech principles can result in perverse outcomes I hate but I've long understood that "free speech" is not free. In fact, the costs can be very high and all too real. Allowing the most vile and disgusting ideas to be openly shared is the high price I reluctantly, regretfully still believe is worth paying. Believing this requires a lot of trust. I have to trust most people are able to eventually recognize wrong, bad or evil ideas when they hear them. I have to trust that most people are fundamentally pretty reasonable, fairly bright - and most importantly - basically defaulted to strive toward good vs evil. Certainly not everyone and not all the time, but most of us, most of the time. Finally, holding my viewpoint requires trusting that many people like me will exercise their own free speech to counter wrong, bad or evil free speech. That others, whether they agree with me on free speech or not, will still join me in not just condemning but also marching against evil when necessary.