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Originally Posted by SameOldStory
Actually, I am on topic.
Nihilism - Philosophy
a. An extreme form of skepticism that denies all existence.
b. A doctrine holding that all values are baseless and that nothing can be known or communicated."
If one holds that "all values are baseless" then profanity, vulgarity, and offensive language of all sorts are perfectly OK to use in any place or situation.
As I keep asking "Does freedom of speech trump all other considerations?" It seems that there are those saying that it does. That the language you use is acceptable because you want to use it.
Obviously I have offended some. But isn't that my right? I don't think so. But only by offending you, will you perhaps understand that others may be offended too.
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Incorrectly drawing the conclusion that someone is nihilistic because they do not wish to mandate tact in the public sphere is only laughable, and not offensive in the least. It's made even funnier by the apparent presumption that you're teaching someone on the
internet something about being offended.