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Re:Cognitive ability is related to supporting freedom of spe... by ThrowawayR2 on Saturday September 10, 2022 @04:13PM (#32794234)
> "...you're arguing free speech should be completely unrestricted..."

Just wanted to remark that this is the "free speech absolutist" strawman, which basically attempts to imply that if a person believes a single restriction on speech should be opposed, then they must logically also believe that any and all restrictions on speech should be opposed, no matter how heinous the speech is. This is, of course, obviously not true and such invalid rhetorical tactics should be pointed out where ever it occurs.

Re:Cognitive ability is related to supporting freedom of spe... by wizofaus on Saturday September 10, 2022 @04:25PM (#32794316)
The poster seemed quite clear in their view that any restrictions on free speech at all were a bad idea. And if not, the whole debate, as others have noted, is just one about where to draw the line(s). Personally I'm happy to live in democracy where we can choose between potential governments who may wish to draw those lines in different places.