If you hired someone to work in your house and he continually expressed his view that your kids are ugly do you not fire him?
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Replying to @StevenPrice36 @HPluckrose
I respect your opinion and am genuinely trying to find the line here.
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The line is a general support for the idea that tolerating different ideas is a good thing & that free expression of them aids progress.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @StevenPrice36
That punishing people purely for wrongthink is a bad thing. Think of it less about 'all speech is acceptable everywhere.' It isn't.
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A science conference could insist ppl only talk about science. That is reasonable. Rudeness & breaking confidentiality are unacceptable.
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But if people ban or punish certain ideas expressed in a place for the exchange of ideas, this can be strongly criticised.
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If someone expresses certain ideas in a place for doing so & is reported to her employer & fired, this is wrong (with certain exceptions)
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An exception could be if someone had said they hate black people & their job involved promoting racial equality.
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But if someone said they voted for Trump & work in a university or make a sexist joke & are a financial adviser? No justification for firing
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Replying to @HPluckrose
...concerning for me because I'm an amateur with this) or if I just didn't fully understand your views. *Alarm bells in head quiet again*
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My views are subject to change and also to valid criticism that they focus too much on abstract ideas and not enough on practicalities.
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