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Then you'll need to explain these questions:
> What prior-to-democracy system would lead toward that free speech? Or do you believe free speech exists by itself in nature, prior to any system?
Without them I might agree. With them, the inference is impossible to ignore.
> Freedom of speech has almost always been a consequence of modern democracy.
No one was saying anything else. It's starting to look like you aren't going to shine a light on what I've missed but what you've missed.
> Your flippant response in the last paragraph makes me believe you aren't convinced in your argumentation either.
Flippancy is a manifestation of doubt, now there's a claim I've not heard before. The world is indeed full of wonder and mystery!
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Then you'll need to explain these questions:
> What prior-to-democracy system would lead toward that free speech? Or do you believe free speech exists by itself in nature, prior to any system?
Without them I might agree. With them, the inference is impossible to ignore.
> Freedom of speech has almost always been a consequence of modern democracy.
No one was saying anything else. It's starting to look like you aren't going to shine a light on what I've missed but what you've missed.
> Your flippant response in the last paragraph makes me believe you aren't convinced in your argumentation either.
Flippancy is a manifestation of doubt, now there's a claim I've not heard before. The world is indeed full of wonder and mystery!