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Michael D. Purzycki's avatar

A free speech advocate (I think Ira Glasser, but I’m not sure) once said, “I want to know who the Nazis in the room are,” so he could know to be wary of them. He was right - not only does censorship create martyrs, it makes it more difficult to spot the people with malicious views. I’d rather the defenders of Hamas be allowed to make themselves known, so I know not to respect them.

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Ralph J Hodosh's avatar

We may enjoy our freedom of speech knowing that there are institutions in place to protect us when a line is crossed into illegal activity. Historically, however, minorities have not always received that same institutional protection, which can be an argument for additional protections for minorities such as hate-crime laws.

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