pknopp
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this is how we end racism and inequality
free speech is a hollow signifier, a guise for the wealthy and powerful to oppress the poor.
Free speech oppresses no one ever.
It most certainly can. Many of our freedoms can have negative consequences. The idea is that those consequences are not as bad as the alternative.
I never said anything about consequences.
I stated free speech oppresses no one and that is absolute fact
The crux of the progressive argument is twofold. One, that hate speech automatically leads to hate actions, even if subconscious.
The second part is that words and actions are interchangeable, thus hurtful words are the same as hurtful actions.
There was a case at a college where the college felt a need to tell people to be mindful of others when dressing up for Holloween. Many of the students found this statement to be oppressive as something that was not needed and oppressive because the idea of students running around in black face was demeaning to the student body as it was something they weren't going to do anyway.
You disagree?