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Would you agree that free speech as a right is free, if your speech falls within the accepted limits if the majority?

The second anybody deviates from praising: multiculturalism, socialism, liberalism, or any of the other apparently sacred topics, you lose your right to free speech. We need a lot more of :"I disagree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.

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EugenieLaBorgia · F

The problem with free speech is that it is nearly always accompanied by bad manners!!

Pherick · 41-45, M

@EugenieLaBorgia I wouldn't call that a problem :)

WoodyAq · M

@EugenieLaBorgia Yes, it's true. But manners are relative ...

EugenieLaBorgia · F

@Pherick @WoodyAq Clucking like chickens ready for the slaughter or donkeys braying for a lost roadside carrot is not the medium for conveying rational thought. It is the medium for conveying grain to the hopper. An attributed statement by Da Vinci: 'Dove si grida non è vera scienza' - when there exists shouting, no knowledge is present.

WoodyAq · M

@EugenieLaBorgia Very nice quote!👏