It's interesting that the same sort of logic fuelling the people who want free speech bans on e.g. Milo was used with Nazi propaganda.
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If you're seriously suggesting that your position can't be adequately defended by free speech...
...maybe it's because it isn't defensible?
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In all seriousness, restrictive laws strike both ways, but are disproportionately more useful to totalitarians - by legitimizing censorship.
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. "Charismatic socialite sociopath" wouldn't be too far off the mark, but that's a different, less interesting topic.
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the worst thing about Milo is that he's utterly insincere. he's just a vicious, emotionally empty opportunist.
the funny thing is, if you actually *watch* him he's not that interesting. he's a flaming neurotic reactionary.
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. Well, people share headlines, but rarely read articles. Emotional vindication is more important than truth to most.
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. I agree if, by reality, you mean perception. I have yet to meet anyone who could out-perceive physical constants.
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. Agreed, but there is an appreciable difference between theory and practice there. For now.