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Originally Posted by !@#$%!
i'm for free speech but speech must with freedom comes responsibility. words are powerful, the ellicit emotions in people, they can influence thought and behavior. want an example? bush making false connections between saddam and al-qaeda. want a demonstration? look:
only morons dare to dismiss of the power of words.
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Quite so. With all rights come responsibilities.
Words that repulse the vast majority will empower and motivate a select few to commit immoral, horrifying acts. But we must to be a position where we can hear fringe views because society, if it is to be a mutually beneficial construct, needs to be able to deal with things.