" Freedom is the right to tell people what they don't want to hear. " George Orwell

Doe the Freedom of speech give us the right to offend? Do you support the freedom of speech, even if it may offend someone?

 

How do you deal with topics or speech you find offensive?

 

What's the difference between free speech and hate speech? Aren't they the same thing but you just find one that doesn't agree with your view?

 

”In order to think , you need to risk being offensive” Jordan B peterson. Do you agree with him?

 

NB: we're only talking about speech, not a call for violence/action.

 

Go.

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"Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?" (also expressed as "troublesome priest" or "meddlesome priest") is a quote attributed to HenryII of England preceding the death of Tomas Becket the Archbishop of Canterbury in 1170. While the quote was not expressed as an order, it prompted four knights to travel from Normandy to Canterbury, where they killed Becket. The phrase is commonly used in modern-day contexts to express that a ruler's wish may be interpreted as a command by his or her subordinates.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_no_one_rid_me_of_this_turbulent_priest%3F

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Learn Liberty | Yes, free speech for fascists — a confession

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you keep saying 'free speech' i do no think it means what you think it  means - indio montoya - quickmeme

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@4channel wrote:

I support freedom of speech. This is a right we have. However we should use it responsibly. Often under the guise of free speech, people have used it to promote racism and religious hate such as against Jews or Muslims. This is because lies, slants and distortions are used and not fact.

 

BTW: Eric Blair was a very wise man.


@imastawka wrOte:

 

Pay attention.      We don't have that right in our constitution.


You need to pay attention imastawka? There are things that soar way above a technicality

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Only in your mind.

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Re: " Freedom is the right to tell people what they don't want to hear. " George Orwell

I seem to have missed that ' technicality '.

 

Which one would that be. ??

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That his opinion instantly makes something a fact

 

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No I will not post/reply here under my 'proper' ID 
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I await the screen shots of kudos givers and colourful large letters in the middle of words
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Obviously some kind of code for a fixation with a certain of topic 'group' one is obsessed with
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And playing dumb to all of the above
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@4channel wrote:



@4channel wrote:

I support freedom of speech. This is a right we have. However we should use it responsibly. Often under the guise of free speech, people have used it to promote racism and religious hate such as against Jews or Muslims. This is because lies, slants and distortions are used and not fact.

 

BTW: Eric Blair was a very wise man.


@imastawka wrOte:

 

Pay attention.      We don't have that right in our constitution.


You need to pay attention imastawka? There are things that soar way above a technicality


Don't think so......See post # 4

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As I inferred, something that flies above a piece of paper.

 

Flies way above what post #4 says.

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What piece of paper ???

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