1/2 The free speech community is itself divided as to whether the case for free speech is better made focusing on speech specifically intended to offend, or necessary speech deemed outrageous & attacked by authoritarians wishing to control & stigmatize reasonable civil discourse.
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2/2 While I understand and can make *both* cases, I'm solidly in with the latter. It's now so easy to be attacked by a vengeful mob by simply saying true, reasonable things, that I can't find any advantage in confusing the story with being mean or teasing the weak & vulnerable.
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Replying to @EricRWeinstein
The main goal of free speech is the resolution of conflicts of opinion without violence. Thus, it is precisely the deepest divergence of opinion that requires free speech the most. Disavowing free speech often betrays distrust in one's own rationality and ability to compel.
7:04 AM - 22 Mar 2018
from Cambridge, MA
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