If they attempted to ban your speech or punch you for speaking, then you'd have cause to cry hypocrite.
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We can't support 'We can speak coz our ideas are good & they can't coz their ideas are bad' even when we absolutely agree w the assessment.
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Because then we have no defence if a majority decide the reverse is true & we must shut up or be punished coz we helped normalise that.
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I know this is counterintuitive coz thoughout history all over the world,a dominant set of ideas have been established & counterviews banned
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But I really think we were onto something with the whole Enlightenment and establishment of liberal, secular democracy thing.
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Some far-leftists explicitly denounce liberalism & they're honest. More lefties think they can do this & still be liberal. They're wrong.
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And now having ranted this rant, I will hopefully never have to say it again but just link it to ppl missing the point. Goodnight Twitter.
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Goodnight and thank you :-) [and don't block your husband..]
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Yes. He works nights but he can spend tomorrow sleeping there. See if he still likes spiders.
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Well.. maybe.. spiders are not as harsh as you are *runs for cover* :-)
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