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Free speech means a lot of different things. I like Ken White's framework https://popehat.substack.com/p/in-defense-of-free-speech-pedantry https://popehat.sub
by s1artibartfast 2y ago
Free speech means a lot of different things. I like Ken White's framework
https://popehat.substack.com/p/in-defense-of-free-speech-pedantry https://popehat.substack.com/p/in-defense-of-free-speech-ped...
Free speech rights - The government shouldn't restrict speech
Free Speech culture - Private institutions shouldn't punish speech
Speech Decency - Individuals should judge others by their speech
Incoherence - Nobody should be judged for anything they say
- spiderfarmer 2y agoFamilies are also private institutions. Have you ever corrected your kids in a shouting match?
- s1artibartfast 2y agoI have no clue what you are trying to say.
- spiderfarmer 2y agoAll private institutions, families included, can set their own terms and conditions on where they draw limits to free speech. There are no free speech absolutists. Only realists and hypocrites.