Hmm. Although I tend to take a centist, moderate position on nearly everything, I find I am quite absolutist about various freedoms.
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Whereas if we were to impose a blanket ban on all speech which included hatred & justifying harm to a group, bible & Quran cld never be read
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Being absolutist on anything worries me but I just don't see an ethical way of compromising or limiting what ppl can think, believe, express
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And I don't think freedom of speech is the be all & end all.Discussing ideas themselves is more important. But we need to be able to do that
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So I'm concerned that I am a 'free speech warrior' but ultimately it is only one facet of secular, liberal democracy I fear losing.
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Freedom of speech arguably the most important right we have, as all our other freedoms depend on our right to argue our case.
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I agree it *feels* a bit absolutist. But sound philosophical reasons why freedom of speech should really be absolute.
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Yeah. And I don't want to be arguing for it all the time but it is genuinely under threat.
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Oh I think ppl will rediscover importance of freedom of speech pretty soon, when it's *their* speech which is being curtailed.
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