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Re:Speech is violence? Not if we want a liberal, intellectua... by Shared404 on Wednesday February 15, 2023 @10:26PM (#34814610)
> Who do we give that level of power too? You? Me? Biden? Trump?

Society as a whole, via the sort of discourse that we're having now.

Freedom of speech comes with other people having the right/responsibility to also have freedom of association and reject the sort of speech that is found to be intolerable.

Note that in this specific instance, it is not a case of legally unavailable speech, but a case which is more likely to result in ostracism of those who use it - which is the system working as intended.

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Re:Speech is violence? Not if we want a liberal, intellectua... by wonderwonder on Wednesday February 15, 2023 @10:47PM (#34814743)
100% agree that objectionable speech should not be free of social ramifications. My only concern is with government restrictions on speech.
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