have there been any actual cases of people dying because they defended to the death other people's right to say things they disagreed with?
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Replying to @GapOfGods
@tipsfromkatee generally that right is fought and died for in a package with a lot of other rights.1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @admittedlyhuman
@admittedlyhuman in other words, "i disagree with what you're saying but i'll defend to the death my current political beliefs"2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @GapOfGods
@tipsfromkatee well you wouldn't defend it to the death if you didn't believe in it, surely?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @admittedlyhuman
@tipsfromkatee "hypocrite! you're only saying those things because you mean them!"2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @admittedlyhuman
@admittedlyhuman "i'll defend to the death a political tribe that has free speech as one of its many totems. in theory that includes yours."3 replies 0 retweets 3 likes -
Replying to @GapOfGods
@tipsfromkatee people have fought for enlightenment ideals, which include free speech for non-enlightenment idealists.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @admittedlyhuman
@tipsfromkatee enlightenment ideals would be different if they didn't include this, to the point that the fighters may not have fought.4 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @admittedlyhuman
@admittedlyhuman don't a number of places lack free speech for e.g. racists anyway? yet the enlightenment package was still defended there.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @GapOfGods
@tipsfromkatee that was a betrayal of the enlightenment centuries later2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@admittedlyhuman "i will defend to the death a policy package that now includes your free speech, but will mutate over time"
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