Originally posted by: NimbuMirchi
I don’t believe in absolute freedom of speech. I have 2 kids and I don’t want them to be irresponsible. Absolute freedom makes people jackasses. I don’t want my kids to be that neither do I want to raise them in that type of chaotic world. (Though I feel we aren’t very far from chaotic world.)
No amount of arguments will ever make me agree for absolute FOE. I stand by my view and quite firm on that. I am saying so we don’t go in circles and waste our time.
Trust and respect are the issues here. Your fellow humans deserve the same trust and respect you give yourself not to indulge in criminality. It is their right as sentient beings.
Therefore, freedom of speech has to be absolute or it is not free speech at all. Anything else is just control by an entity (government) which presumes itself superior.
That's why the difference between speech and violence is so important to clarify. Because anything that directly causes violence is incitement and criminal. Actual violence is criminal. Mere hate speech is not.
I would give my values to my kids and trust them not to misuse their privilege.
America was founded on the principle of free speech. It has been the most successful democratic experiment in human history despite all its faults. I would not want to change the free speech aspect of it.
India is also supposed to have free speech. I hope they stay on the same path and not go the way of the Middle East and Pakistan where even expressing lack of faith in a religion can get you arrested.
Anyway, as you said, no point in going around in circles. So ciao.
Edited by HearMeRoar - 2 years ago
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