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That would have been a convincing argument, if we hadn't been collectively bitching (as West) for the Great Firewall of China. Or if we at least didn't call ou
by m000 3y ago
That would have been a convincing argument, if we hadn't been collectively bitching (as West) for the Great Firewall of China.
Or if we at least didn't call ourselves "liberal" as we're slipping down the slippery slope.
- nkrisc 3y agoYou have to choose to draw the line somewhere. You can choose no line (absolute free speech), a conservative line that only limits some speech (where most of the West stands, staggered a bit), or a quite restrictive line that tightly controls public discourse (where China stands, to take your example). I don’t believe absolute free speech is a sustainable option for societies on the scale of countries. Absolute free speech would invite chaos. Free speech is not a natural phenomenon. It is an artificial concept created by humans, and thus we have the complete power to define it and choose what it means. Different groups choose differently.