That whenever any form of Government becomes destructive of those ends, it is the right of the People to alter or abolish it and to institute new Government.
Criminalize certain forms of mere speech, and newly offensive discursive tropes - euphemistic, oblique, metonymic - will find their way into the world as a replacement.
...well partially true. But the real problem is the use of terms such as "hate speech" that prevents free expression. By doing that resentment and distrust build up.
I infer from something I saw the other day that it is Wrong to say "a coloured woman" but Right to say "a woman of colour".
ReplyDeletePeople today are far to quickly and easily "offended". THAT is the problem.
ReplyDeleteVon Brandenburg-Preußen.
...well partially true. But the real problem is the use of terms such as "hate speech" that prevents free expression. By doing that resentment and distrust build up.
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