Canadian Comedian Fined $42,000 for Telling a Joke

Re:Canadian Comedian Fined $42,000 for Telling a Joke by mikeash on Friday August 19, 2016 @12:17PM (#12321134)

It's easy to support free speech for things you like. The real test is whether you're able to support it for things you absolutely detest.

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Re:Canadian Comedian Fined $42,000 for Telling a Joke by TazeTSchnitzel on Friday August 19, 2016 @12:43PM (#12321361)

Yes, but the fact I don't like something doesn't necessarily mean it's constitutionally protected free speech. Every country in the world imposes limits on speech, because not all speech is harmless. If speech were powerless, it wouldn't be protected in the first place.

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Re:Canadian Comedian Fined $42,000 for Telling a Joke by mikeash on Friday August 19, 2016 @01:48PM (#12321892)

My point is that it has nothing to do with "sympathy." If you think it's harmful, that's a whole other thing.

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