@zatrsakr
Seriously, I wish I knew the words to describe just how much I hate that quote. It is exactly the type of moral cowardace I was complaining many times before. It is the pinnacle of apathy disguised as wisdom. And most importantly, it ignores the fact that not choosing is an active choice to let both other choice flourish.
So, let me finish with a quote too.
Apaty is death. Worse than death, because at least a rotting corpse feeds the beasts and insects.
@mystik @zatrsakr
Obviously, the spirit of free speech lies in the principle of "pursuit of happiness". I agree that not every moral principle is perfectly defined, but human philosophy is imperfect in that way. Some principles do lack a phrase to express them precisely.
That being said, I get your point. And it is a devastating one, because it is actually precise in breaking the entire principle. It asks, if people are willing to defend illegal and immoral speech, as well as defining it.
It is a libertarian ekvivalent to asking a feminist if a woman should be allowed and encouraged to have a healthy family. ![]()
@LukeAlmighty I don't agree with the quote too. It suits Geralt, the outcast, witcher. But is not suitable for people that live in society.
Free speech idealism is just hypocrisy. Those same admins follow state rules to ban certain types of content, or content that's just too annoying. Like gore, spam, or things that the State considers a crime.
So it's not so "free" speech after all, it's legal speech, comfy speech, but not 100% free speech.
But somehow they keep this false image of "defenders of the holy free speech" by allowing degenerate instances of the worst kind, and literally spreading their content far and wide throughout the Fediverse.