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Originally Posted by Piper_
No, I was pointing out that this experience shows that most people are capable of observing the critical distinctions between types of "offense," and can thus make good value judgments without causing injustice.
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Yes, people are capable of deciding what they think is acceptable and what they think is unacceptable. And if you ask 10 people, you'll get 12 different answers. The danger is when someone decides that their "being offended" is the real, true "being offended" that counts, therefore it is okay to silence the speech that offends you-- that your subjective opinion is objective fact. It is easy to defend "freedom of speech" when it is speech you agree with-- but if you don't also defend the freedom of speech that you find utterly vile and repugnant, then you
aren't defending freedom of speech.