xigoi@lemmy.sdf.org to Quotes@lemmy.caEnglish · edit-25 days ago“If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all.” —Noam Chomskymessage-squaremessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up150arrow-down111
arrow-up139arrow-down1message-square“If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all.” —Noam Chomskyxigoi@lemmy.sdf.org to Quotes@lemmy.caEnglish · edit-25 days agomessage-square24fedilink
minus-squareSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down2·5 days agoHate speech is one of the first steps of genocide.
minus-squarexigoi@lemmy.sdf.orgOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down12·5 days agoCensorship is one of the first steps of totalitarianism.
minus-square𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚒𝚛𝚖𝚊𝚗 𝙼𝚎𝚘𝚠@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·5 days agoThe best way to build a healthy society is to construct it from one-liners that sound nice, applied without nuance.
minus-squareSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·edit-25 days agoCheck out the tolerance paradox.
minus-squareAuli@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·5 days agoAnd yelling this is one of the excuses fascists use to just do what they want.
minus-squarexigoi@lemmy.sdf.orgOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·4 days agoFree speech does not mean being able to do whatever you want.
minus-squarexigoi@lemmy.sdf.orgOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·4 days agoNazis will exist no matter if you allow them to speak or not. This just gives them a convenient excuse for their behavior – “we are being silenced, so we have to resort to violence”.
minus-squareTempermentalAnomaly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 days agoStop trying to silence me!
Hate speech is one of the first steps of genocide.
Censorship is one of the first steps of totalitarianism.
The best way to build a healthy society is to construct it from one-liners that sound nice, applied without nuance.
Check out the tolerance paradox.
And yelling this is one of the excuses fascists use to just do what they want.
Free speech does not mean being able to do whatever you want.
Fuck Nazis.
Nazis will exist no matter if you allow them to speak or not. This just gives them a convenient excuse for their behavior – “we are being silenced, so we have to resort to violence”.
Stop trying to silence me!