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    6 months ago

    should not be protected

    A free society must give breathing space to hateful speech in order to avoid thought control and the censorship of unpopular views by the government. Instead of stifling free speech, citizens have the power to most effectively answer hateful speech through protest, mockery, debate, questioning, silence, or by simply walking away.

    Even if this leads to “what even is a free society anymore”, I think that is a more useful discussion to pivot to.