Quotulatiousness

April 12, 2018

QotD: “Hate” speech

Filed under: Law, Liberty, Quotations — Tags: , — Nicholas @ 01:00

The whole idea of ‘hate speech’ needs to be removed from our legal system immediately. Aside from the numerous problems involved with deciding what is and what isn’t ‘hate speech’ (and who gets to define what it is), allowing the most timorous snowflakes to set the boundaries is a surefire recipe for tyranny. And besides all that, the expectation that you somehow have a right not to be offended is ludicrous. Being offended is good. Being offended is healthy. Being offended leads to self-examination. That’s how discourse progresses. Anything new is bound to offend at least one person. If nobody is offended, then nobody is thinking.

“OregonMuse”, “The Morning Rant”, Ace of Spades H.Q., 2018-03-21.

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