Americans very highly value 1st amendment rights to discuss people's behavior, e.g. Scientology exposés.
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Replying to @christianjbdev @HPluckrose
British have much stronger libel protections. Far more limiting what you can say about people.
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Replying to @christianjbdev @HPluckrose
So a lot of genuinely complex freedom of speech issues are to do with what you can say about others, not just ideas.
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Replying to @christianjbdev
Yes. This is not what interests or concerns me. I don't know enough to have an opinion. Not what I'm talking abt
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Replying to @HPluckrose @christianjbdev
Generally, I'd say telling lies about ppl shld be illegal. Opinions about people should not be but harassing them shld
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See, the US had a big case about whether it's OK to tell falsehoods about ppl if no malicious intent involved. Answer: yes!
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Replying to @christianjbdev @HPluckrose
Think it's covered in Nick Cohen's book, among other places. It's quite a subtle thing.
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Replying to @christianjbdev @HPluckrose
And I think it's an issue the US and UK disagree on.
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Replying to @christianjbdev
Maybe I should say I defend freedom of expression of ideas.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
I dunno. I don't know enough about it. Russell Blackford would.
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It's really my own views I'm trying to refine. A general principle rather than laws that exist in various places right now.
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