Gagging people who would speak is akin to forcibly plugging my ears when I might want to listen.
Periodic reminder: Freedom of speech isn't just my right to *say* subversive things. Just as important, it's my right to *hear* such things.
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I have no problem with that. The bar just needs to be exceptionally high, and (at least in Germany) Holocaust denialism clears that bar.
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@naval you can decide to ban speech below the bar if I get to decide where the bar is.
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freedom of speech seems analogous to freedom to bear arms—if we assume speech has power and can wound, it makes sense to censor sometimes.
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I accept the analogy, but unlike actual violence, it's exceptionally hard to coordinate on how to delineate "verbal violence."
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Is this another version of "You ought be able to say whatever you want but are not guaranteed an audience"?
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No. It's that I have an interest in *your* right to speak, because otherwise I might not get the chance to hear important things.
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I didn't assume it was related.
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I’d disagree. It’s like disease immunity. Need exposure.
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