Words like 'justify' & 'defend' used in relation to horrible speech & arguments for not banning it miss the point.http://affinitymagazine.us/2017/08/27/stop-trying-to-justify-hate-speech-as-free-speech/ …
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The glitch is that this isn't a spirited university debate where it doesn't matter much who wins. Losing might result in Nazis in power.
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Nazism has been defeated on the level of ideas. 'Nazi' & 'Hitler' are common metaphors for evil.
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Turns out if you just call it fascism and not Nazism, the victory is not so clearhttp://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-neo-nazi-support-american-public-charlottesville-white-supremacists-kkk-far-right-poll-a7907091.html?amp …
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I don't see how this shows that?
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Are you reading a different article than I am?
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Like believing in the right to burn the flag means you must hate your country...
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The idea behind tolerating abhorrent speech is that the alternative is letting the government dictate what people can and can't say.
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