Comment on YSK: That nazis Don't Actually Believe in Free Speech
tenton01@lemm.ee 8 hours agoThis is the real takeaway. Freedom of speech is the freedom to say anything. That’s it. You can just say it. It does not protect you from the consequences. It’s an important distinction to make, and I’m glad to see other people making that point.
piecat@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
Counterpoint:
You can say anything in an authoritarian state, the consequences are that you’ll get disappeared in the night.
tenton01@lemm.ee 6 hours ago
Your argument is… valid. Everyone, we’ve just established worldwide freedom of speech! Put this in the history books!
angrystego@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
The argument means that if there are severe systematic consequences to some things you say, then it cannot be considered free speech.
tenton01@lemm.ee 3 hours ago
I know, it was a joke. I guess I forgot the /s