In college we had preachers that would come on campus and scream about homosexualality. They were some times directed in their criticism.
These preachers set a great example of batshit old guy. Some times an amateur philosopher would debate them. Usually everyone in the audience came away convinced if the horrors of homosexual bigotry.
Where are people to see these shining examples and learn not to go down that path? How do they sharpen their arguments or even know the opposition?
You can hope for this, but polls show a large group of Americans listened to the years of obviously false information topped off by the recent months of "election fraud" disinformation, and ended up believing the batshit old guys. It would be nice if things worked out rationally, but that's not a guarantee.
Re:How Silicon Valley destroyed Parler
by nobody9999 on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @10:53PM
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>Where are people to see these shining examples and learn not to go down that path? How do they sharpen their arguments or even know the opposition?
The same place they've always been. On college campuses debating with philosophers. As well as everywhere else that happens.
I disagree with this argument not because I disagree with your conclusion, but because the issue is much, much darker.
It's not that folks are claiming "you must allow all speech," it's that they're saying "your free speech rights aren't as important as mine. As such, you should be forced to host/amplify my speech even if you don't want to do so."
That's not advocating for free speech, that's demanding that some folks' free speech rights be limited in favor of those of others.
And that's not only wrong, it's hypocritical and morally reprehensible.