RE: Freedom of speech anyone?
March 6, 2015 at 4:17 pm
(This post was last modified: March 6, 2015 at 4:21 pm by ReptilianPeon.)
(March 6, 2015 at 4:02 pm)CapnAwesome Wrote: Right, I come from a Jewish background and I would fully defend the freedom of speech of holocaust deniers. Whether or not they are allowed to speak on the subject publicly doesn't do anything to change their point of view. These people still exist and in fact allowing them to speak publicly is a good way of identifying who the racists and holocaust deniers and Islamic radicals even are.
That's actually a good point and I hadn't considered that. My concern is that if we allow such views then it could mean that vulnerable people are exploited or find such narratives attractive. I'd hate for people to suffere as a result of such views. I would also hate it if a previously decent person was sucked into a cult because they haven't been equipped with the tools that they need and/or don't know any better.
So long as I'm not being forced to hear things I don't want to hear or do things I don't want to do then that's fine I suppose. And yes, I'd to see people exposed. I'm reluctant to a complete u-turn on my previous post though - for reasons I mentioned above.
