> "free speech" means speech that suits the claimant politically
Absolute free speech is not desirable or practical because it has real harms, like yelling fire in theatre and causing a panic, libeling people and destroying reputations, mispresenting products and scamming people. We do need and want rules for these sorts of things. But language, context and people are squishy so hard lines don't exist.
The free speech debate is important and on-going - as it should be. It will never be settled and will always be subject to groups who want more restrictions and those who want less.
In the words of Dr. Ichiro Serizawa, "Let them fight"
Absolute free speech is not desirable or practical because it has real harms, like yelling fire in theatre and causing a panic, libeling people and destroying reputations, mispresenting products and scamming people. We do need and want rules for these sorts of things. But language, context and people are squishy so hard lines don't exist.
The free speech debate is important and on-going - as it should be. It will never be settled and will always be subject to groups who want more restrictions and those who want less.
In the words of Dr. Ichiro Serizawa, "Let them fight"