> Karl Popper pointed out that the free speech must defend itself. Yes, that's in fact a very old idea - that the "soap box" must defend itself with the "ballo

> Karl Popper pointed out that the free speech must defend itself. Yes, that's in fact a very old idea - that the "soap box" must defend itself with the "ballot box", and the ballot box with the "cartridge box". But what's happening now is a lot worse: free speech is being destroyed for the sake of not "causing offense". Which amounts to giving express legitimacy to intolerance, and saying that it must always win over tolerance.