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		frankydp on March 24, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Neil Gaiman: Why defend freedom of icky speech? This is the same premise style argument in reverse. Save one child and such. Disagree with one part and your completely against. My statement is that freedom of any kind including speech is not black and white.

jaysonelliot on March 24, 2011 [–]

Except that it isn't.

You're suggesting that there's an absolute concept such as "wrong" speech, and that you're somehow capable of defining and legislating that.

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