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[–] 5 points 5 months ago (1 child)

Free speech has been out for as long as humanity has existed, and every attempt at limiting it has ended badly.

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  • [–] 6 points 5 months ago

    Not really. Free speech is a cultural construct. It doesn’t exist without a huge swath of pre-agreed norms regarding rights, speech, freedom, … I’ll have you know, there are modern philosophers who argue against human rights. They would say human rights language pretends to be objective and universal, but it floats without a metaphysical anchor (unlike in the past) and in practice they only exist if a sovereign power recognizes them.

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