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Yes, I’ve been against the tribalist take on free speech for awhile now.
Let people say what they want even if it makes you uncomfortable. We need to keep in mind that this censorship isn’t for the censors; it’s for the audience. They want to control what other people get to see, and by extension what they get to think.
Yes, I’ve been against the tribalist take on free speech for awhile now.
Let people say what they want even if it makes you uncomfortable. We need to keep in mind that this censorship isn’t for the censors; it’s for the audience. They want to control what other people get to see, and by extension what they get to think.
Its about self censorship also i think. By making an example of a public figure, you make the audience self censor their thoughts in public.
People want to fit in and they dont want to upset others, so it works.