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ranndino | 4 years ago

You're basically arguing for what totalitarian regimes do when they censor any speech they deem undesirable.

I'm sure you will reply that the type of speech you want to censor is actually bad but who decides that? You?

Freedom of speech without significant negative consequences is one of the main principles of a democratic society. As long as the speech in question is not promoting violence it should be allowed.

The fact that so many liberals now think that it's desirable to have consequences for expressing a wrong opinion is mind boggling and scary. That is a completely illiberal stance. It's also stupid because it somehow misses the point of freedom of speech being a principle. What if these woke people faced significant negative consequences for expressing THEIR opinions?

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