> Then that's a philosophy virtually no one actually holds.
correct. most people don't hold a free speech philosophy. people just like taking a high moral ground they don't actually have.
> Very few people think death threats, fraud, etc. fall under free speech
us govt can't prosecute death threats unless they can prove intent beyond you just saying it, they can't also arbitrarily prosecute for lying
> If you do your speech at 3am with a loudspeaker in a residential neighborhood, you're probably getting dinged for "disturbing the peace", because other people have rights too, and society winds up having to resolve the conflicts.
if you said the same thing at a much lower volume, no one would care. the problem there is noise pollution, not the content of the speech said.
correct. most people don't hold a free speech philosophy. people just like taking a high moral ground they don't actually have.
> Very few people think death threats, fraud, etc. fall under free speech
us govt can't prosecute death threats unless they can prove intent beyond you just saying it, they can't also arbitrarily prosecute for lying
> If you do your speech at 3am with a loudspeaker in a residential neighborhood, you're probably getting dinged for "disturbing the peace", because other people have rights too, and society winds up having to resolve the conflicts.
if you said the same thing at a much lower volume, no one would care. the problem there is noise pollution, not the content of the speech said.