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Re:Trudeau Invokes Emergencies Act by maigret on Monday February 14, 2022 @08:31PM (#30341378)
So all causes are equal? Is it bad to apply informed judgement on society issues? If you go by that, then the US revolution should have been a bad and illegal thing.
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Re:Trudeau Invokes Emergencies Act by gruez on Monday February 14, 2022 @08:49PM (#30341542)
>So all causes are equal? Is it bad to apply informed judgement on society issues?

Are all speech created equal? Is it bad to apply informed judgement on society issues? I mean, why do we want Bad Speech to proliferate? The government should ensure only Good Speech is allowed!

>If you go by that, then the US revolution should have been a bad and illegal thing.

"all causes are equal" =/= "all causes are a bad and illegal thing".

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Re:Trudeau Invokes Emergencies Act by halostatue on Monday February 14, 2022 @10:42PM (#30342490)
In Canada, there _is_ permitted prior restraint on hate speech. The American view on "unrestricted" free speech is an anomaly.
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