xigoi@lemmy.sdf.org to Quotes@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 year ago“If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all.” —Noam Chomskymessage-squaremessage-square23linkfedilinkarrow-up151arrow-down111
arrow-up140arrow-down1message-square“If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all.” —Noam Chomskyxigoi@lemmy.sdf.org to Quotes@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square23linkfedilink
minus-squarexigoi@lemmy.sdf.orgOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down12·1 year agoCensorship is one of the first steps of totalitarianism.
minus-square𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚒𝚛𝚖𝚊𝚗 𝙼𝚎𝚘𝚠@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·1 year agoThe best way to build a healthy society is to construct it from one-liners that sound nice, applied without nuance.
minus-squareSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·edit-21 year agoCheck out the tolerance paradox.
minus-squareAuli@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·1 year agoAnd yelling this is one of the excuses fascists use to just do what they want.
minus-squarexigoi@lemmy.sdf.orgOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·1 year agoFree speech does not mean being able to do whatever you want.
minus-squarexigoi@lemmy.sdf.orgOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·1 year agoNazis will exist no matter if you allow them to speak or not. This just gives them a convenient excuse for their behavior – “we are being silenced, so we have to resort to violence”.
minus-squareTempermentalAnomaly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoStop trying to silence me!
Censorship is one of the first steps of totalitarianism.
The best way to build a healthy society is to construct it from one-liners that sound nice, applied without nuance.
Check out the tolerance paradox.
And yelling this is one of the excuses fascists use to just do what they want.
Free speech does not mean being able to do whatever you want.
Fuck Nazis.
Nazis will exist no matter if you allow them to speak or not. This just gives them a convenient excuse for their behavior – “we are being silenced, so we have to resort to violence”.
Stop trying to silence me!