I wrote this which addresses the 'Freedom of speech as law' vs 'freedom of speech as principle' thing.pic.twitter.com/1f2FvSfVBm
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I wrote this which addresses the 'Freedom of speech as law' vs 'freedom of speech as principle' thing.pic.twitter.com/1f2FvSfVBm
I think we essentially agree on the substance - I may have semantic pet peeves that are too long for twitter.
Perhaps bc of background, I am inclined to invoke "Free Speech" as last resort, and keep it as taboo otherwise
I don't know what that means. You either support free exchange of ideas in places for exchanging ideas or not.
'Support for X' ≠ 'Support whatever rules _enforcing_ X" Frankly, I am more on your side than it may seem.
I DO support the right to offend, to an extent that may probably shock you. Even more so in Universities.
The point I was trying to make, loses nuance on this medium. I'll give it a shot...
I fall in the "Free Speech absolutism" end of the spectrum. No "risk of offence" should be excuse to limit it
The exceptions are few and far in between. They basically boil down to immediate and demonstrable harm.
To be even more specific, "harm" as in "there's guns in the room". Not harm as in "'i'm sensitive".
I said that too. I'm not sure where you disagree with what I said.
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