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Originally Posted by MellySingsDoom
Surely truly free speech would INCLUDE the right to spout bigotry, misinformation etc.?
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Certainly in the case of pure freedom of speech, but I was talking about putting free speech in the context of a civilised society.
Pure free speech would never work, because the incidences of bigotry etc will always incite some people to action and they will cause oppression for others, therefore removing their right to the same free speech. That's why I think it best to have te right to legal redress for such instances, since it forces people towards a position where they must have solid, evidential reasons for what they say.