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What did we learn?

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Doctor Who?:
I learned that people will still shout Nazi even at a Nazi.

MST3Kgirl:
people had really ugly teeth back in the day.

Doctor Who?:
For some reason drum music is the perfect score for a debate.

Russell:
Sure, the short wants us to accept that the first amendment gives the right to even bigots to say whatever they want. However, I would argue that the preservation of peace is more important then letting someone vent hate speech. I mean do people need to be made more angry than they are now? I think it's fair and reasonable to say that even freedom of speech has a price and its limits, just like anything else.

eegah:

--- Quote from: Russell on August 20, 2009, 12:45:30 AM ---Sure, the short wants us to accept that the first amendment gives the right to even bigots to say whatever they want. However, I would argue that the preservation of peace is more important then letting someone vent hate speech. I mean do people need to be made more angry than they are now? I think it's fair and reasonable to say that even freedom of speech has a price and its limits, just like anything else.

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I disagree. People should be able to freely express their opinions, no matter how unpopular that they are. The only limits that I see are (1) slander/libel, (2) "fire in a crowded theater"-type speech, and (3) incitement to violence. Saying that group of people is evil does not qualify as (3), but advocating that "somebody should do something about it" does.

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