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Originally Posted by HarryT
For me it would be, yes. Voltaire is supposed to have said (but actually didn't) "I disagree with what you say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it". It's the right to say unpopular things that need defending; if you're saying "I'm going to punish you for what you say" then you're effectively suppressing the right to free speech, in my view.
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I too would defend his right to hold and express his views, but that doesn't require me to buy his produce. Freedom of expression doesn't come for free does it?