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>It's meant to protect speech which the politically powerful find objectionable. It's not about protecting abuse, but protecting ideas. The loophole, then, is
by dropit_sphere 11y ago
>It's meant to protect speech which the politically powerful find objectionable. It's not about protecting abuse, but protecting ideas.
The loophole, then, is to define ideas the politically powerful find objectionable as abuse.
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- Veedrac 11y agoI think the point is that protecting abuse is a necessary but unwanted side-effect, not that it shouldn't be protected. This matters because it helps distinguish when such freedoms need to be applied (eg. in government, not my back yard) and how it should be applied.