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D. Cesar

1 year ago

in Our Exceptional First Amendment on The Technology Liberation Front
Freedom of speech is required in a liberal democracy, and I don't mean liberal in the modern political sense, but in the 19th century sense of unbeholden to tyrannical authority.

Welcome to the United States. Prepare to be offended. Part of tolerance is the ability to disagree with others while allowing their views to be expressed, even if you find their views offensive and subversive.

"People who are willing to sacrifice their freedom for security don't deserve their freedom at all." (I'm paraphrasing here.) This goes especially for freedom of speech. _Fahrenheit 451_ and _1984_ are about worlds where offensive content is censored, everyone is kept placated, and people live in oppresive regimes. But at least no one is offended, right?
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