“Absolute free speech is better than any form of censorship, no matter how dangerous the speech”
Agree
- Who decides what's dangerous always corrupts
- Sunlight is the best disinfectant
- Censorship always expands beyond original intent
- Bad ideas need exposure to be defeated
- Free speech is democracy's foundation
Disagree
- Words directly cause real violence
- Misinformation kills during pandemics
- Hate speech traumatizes vulnerable groups
- Paradox of tolerance requires limits
- Child exploitation requires censorship
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