It's the obvious question, but how far do you think freedom of speech should go?

is it limitless? Is it OK to express hatred for other groups of people? To suggest they should be victimised? Physically assaulted?

There has been centuries of thought about what the limits to free speech ought or ought not to be. It's just not as simple as 'freedom of speech should always be permissible', and asserting it doesn't make it so.

Posted By: Tricky Hawes on June 7th 2019 at 15:36:07

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Adam and Steve! (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jun 7, 14:10:12
- I just had to check what year it is. (n/m) (General Chat) - Garry Brooke, Jun 7, 15:00:25
  - It’s the Summer of Love (General Chat) - Old Git, Jun 7, 15:33:11
    - Only if Highlander's not there! (General Chat) - Garry Brooke, Jun 7, 15:36:21
      - ^^^That deserved a bit more 👏 (n/m) (General Chat) - tudders, Jun 7, 16:19:48
        
        Chairs, Unks. (General Chat) - Garry Brooke, Jun 7, 17:30:38
        
        High waisted (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Jun 7, 18:23:05
- What was the name of that poster that gotta booted off (General Chat) - SeattleSounders, Jun 7, 14:48:14
  - PK? (n/m) (General Chat) - shoddy, Jun 7, 14:51:36
    - Not me I'm afraid. (General Chat) - Highlander, Jun 7, 15:25:56
      - It's the obvious question, but how far do you think freedom of speech should go? (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 7, 15:36:07
        
        No indeed (General Chat) - Old Git, Jun 7, 15:43:49
        
        A distinction can be drawn (General Chat) - paulg, Jun 7, 15:47:29
      - Freedom of speech does not equal freedom of consequence. (n/m) (General Chat) - lurd, Jun 7, 15:30:37
      - I'm wondering how you imagined a post like that would be received? (General Chat) - norway, Jun 7, 15:28:22
        
        This was my thinking (General Chat) - duke of york, Jun 7, 16:10:53
        
        Where did you read that exactly? Or are we making shit up again as usual (n/m) (General Chat) - Basingstoke_Canary_J, Jun 7, 15:57:56
        
        "I don't agree with the law that allows such open same-sex relationships" (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Jun 7, 16:02:54
        
        Well.. (General Chat) - Basingstoke_Canary_J, Jun 7, 16:26:07
        
        Righto 👍 (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Jun 7, 16:50:13
      - Nice ot see you reflecting that perhaps it's your own attitude that needs to change... (General Chat) - mr chimp, Jun 7, 15:28:16
    - Yep. Thats the guy. (n/m) (General Chat) - SeattleSounders, Jun 7, 15:04:22
- as much as i disagree with highlanders out dated view (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jun 7, 14:43:47
  - He can hold them, just not openly (General Chat) - CWC, Jun 7, 15:57:54
  - And furthermore it's the kind of attitude that leads.. (General Chat) - mr chimp, Jun 7, 15:15:55
    - I don’t believe in the law that allows bigots to express/have such disgusting views (n/m) (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jun 7, 15:49:47
      - Wouldn't it be quite extreme (General Chat) - paulg, Jun 7, 15:53:21
  - He can hold whatever shitty opinions he likes. (General Chat) - mr chimp, Jun 7, 15:13:52
  - I agree, it's better to engage than just to flame. (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jun 7, 14:59:50
    - Massively insecure? What worries me is how they raise their kids to think the same (n/m) (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jun 7, 15:43:14
    - I think the clue is in (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 7, 15:15:15
      - Spot on!! (General Chat) - Highlander, Jun 7, 15:28:25
        
        So what? If seeing others express their gayness did make them gay? So what? (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jun 7, 15:44:21
        
        So, to be clear, you think sexual liberation encourages people to *choose* homosexuality? (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Jun 7, 15:30:25
    - you say one thing .. but did another (n/m) (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jun 7, 15:14:07
    - It’s an amazingly prevalent world view (General Chat) - Old Git, Jun 7, 15:12:40
      - Homosexuality is NOT illegal in Egypt. (n/m) (General Chat) - mike_the_sphinx, Jun 7, 18:16:32
      - Convictions seem fairly unlikely... (General Chat) - duke of york, Jun 7, 15:16:27
  - The argument for free speech is incredibly complicate and morally very divisive. (General Chat) - APB, Jun 7, 14:47:12
    - If we're not careful, we end up here ... (General Chat) - paulg, Jun 7, 15:21:35
    - Not really free speech is it its more free thought (General Chat) - Jim, Jun 7, 14:56:30
      - what about my right to call a homophobic cunt a cunt? (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 7, 15:01:45
        
        It's perfectly alright to feel very strongly (General Chat) - paulg, Jun 7, 15:27:28
        
        I actually agreed with your argumentation of why his opinion is abhorrent (General Chat) - Maillot Jaune, Jun 7, 15:10:23
        
        i not kidding myself into thinking i'm going to change his mind (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 7, 15:24:59
        
        Thing is though you don;t know what he's like. I'd wager you could probably spend (General Chat) - Jim, Jun 7, 16:15:04
        
        oh he's espoused enough other views on here for me to know he's a cunt (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 7, 16:38:10
        
        The normal stuff is meant to make the cuntish stuff irrelevant (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jun 7, 16:46:57
        
        Just a sign of the times really. Abuse rather than debate/persuade. (n/m) (General Chat) - Jim, Jun 7, 15:02:57
        
        oh but i gave reasons too (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 7, 15:17:44
        
        What's to debate? Genuinely... (General Chat) - mr chimp, Jun 7, 15:17:12
        
        or the attitude probably of the majority of the world population who are (General Chat) - Jim, Jun 7, 16:10:55
        
        I'm more than happy to write off the views of anyone (General Chat) - duke of york, Jun 7, 16:13:38
        
        VMT (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jun 7, 16:22:46
        
        But religious views aren’t based on debate (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jun 7, 15:04:33
      - think/believe not "thing" (n/m) (General Chat) - Jim, Jun 7, 14:56:49
- Have vague memories of some other gems from him (presumably he’s male). (n/m) (General Chat) - woody, Jun 7, 14:20:21
- Amazing. (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Jun 7, 14:16:16
  - Thing is (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 7, 14:25:43
    - Totally this! (n/m) (General Chat) - Maillot Jaune, Jun 7, 14:39:19
    - “there's a major political party out there whose members largely share that view” (General Chat) - Old Git, Jun 7, 14:38:14
      - ... (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jun 7, 14:46:01
        
        To be fair opposing gay marriage is not the same as thinking homosexuality should be (General Chat) - Jim, Jun 7, 14:59:08
        
        Exactly this. (n/m) (General Chat) - Basingstoke_Canary_J, Jun 7, 16:02:05
        
        That’s true (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jun 7, 15:02:40
    - Spot on Tricky (n/m) (General Chat) - camcan, Jun 7, 14:33:42
    - Doing my job it’s very hard to be in a bubble. (General Chat) - APB, Jun 7, 14:30:43
      - This is why education is so important...it really is the most important (General Chat) - Maillot Jaune, Jun 7, 14:38:14

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