Does this also apply when someone say: expressing X has consequences and is damaging/dangerous?
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Opponents of free speech often fear people will be influenced by the bad ideas whilst defenders usually think it's the way to defeat them
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Yes, I think that's the difference in a nutshell.
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Opponents also seem to think that someone expressing a controversial view will likely cause others to believe that view and act on it.
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I think it's coz they are pessimistic abt society & view things like racism & sexism as dominant discourses which construct social reality.
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So opponents think discourse largely constructs our society, while FS proponents think discourse is more a reflection of it
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More that opponents undervalue the role of individuals in this. We are all situated within dominant discourse. Hence, all white ppl racist.
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We can tackle this on an individual level but by dismantling the discourse which defines us according to a certain understanding of it.
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The idea that a white individual could hear different discourses around race, involve herself in them, assess them, make own arguments? No.
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