Defending the speech of people I sympathize with does not require me to cherish free speech. It's the other extreme — people who's views I find despicable; defending their right to speak (to people that want to listen to them) is what freedom of expression is all about. 5 atbildes
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Kirils Solovjovs (2021-01-12 22:51:13) |
Defending the speech of people I sympathize with does not require me to cherish free speech. It's the other extreme — people who's views I find despicable; defending their right to speak (to people that want to listen to them) is what freedom of expression is all about. | |
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Mr Di (2021-01-12 22:56:10) |
@KirilsSolovjovs Ok, name those people, name those views. Thanks. | |
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Kirils Solovjovs (2021-01-12 23:02:39) |
@didzis_m Oh, no. That's opening another whole CoW (can of worms). Unfortunately People of the Internet™ are mostly unable to distinguish between supporting free speech and supporting a particular view or speaker. | |
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Kirils Solovjovs (2021-01-12 23:03:56) |
@didzis_m The reason we've abolished death penalty is because we want to express our admiration for life, not because we want to support criminals. | |
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Mr Di (2021-01-12 23:11:29) |
@KirilsSolovjovs I support freedom of speech, but not absolute freedom of speech. Just as it is now. It can be restricted by law. Fair enough! | |
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Mr Di (2021-01-12 23:14:39) |
@KirilsSolovjovs Wrong. We abolished it first of all because a given sentence can be wrong. | |