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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Replying to @HPluckrose @Metamagician
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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Replying to @oreil_m @Metamagician
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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Because it is all underlain by a belief that society has one episteme & individuals are merely conduits for it depending on group identity.
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They may not articulate this but this is underlying assumption. Then it makes sense to reduce horrible & discourses & promote good ones.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @Metamagician
That is probably why many leftists want to restrict violent films and video games; they assume it will corrupt views.
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Replying to @oreil_m @Metamagician
I'm not sure this is the same thing. Sexist/racist games & films, yes. Violent ones might come from an older intuition around corruption.
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Fears of degeneracy from the sanctity/degradation foundation. Rather than a theoretical position on power of discourse to construct reality
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I am not sure about this tho, having not spent nearly as much time talking to people who fear violence in video games etc.
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If it ties into 'toxic masculinity' it could be a leftist theoretical thing. If it comes from a desire to keep things clean,a conservative 1
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