obsidianavenger
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this is an area of fringe lunacy that i think is already adequately dealt with by people in general- they are prefectly capable of applying standards of evidence in the context of history.
the part that is mindblowing to me is this guy i know who thinks that the right of free speech does not extend to holocaust deniers. i am at a loss to what to say to him. i've already tried "the whole point of free speech is to protect unpopular views" and "if they are allowed to express the idea publicly they can be rebutted publicly" but... he insists that i am being "overly idealistic" in defending peoples right to say whatever they want regardless of how wrong they may be.
anyone have any ideas for how i could get him to see my point?
the part that is mindblowing to me is this guy i know who thinks that the right of free speech does not extend to holocaust deniers. i am at a loss to what to say to him. i've already tried "the whole point of free speech is to protect unpopular views" and "if they are allowed to express the idea publicly they can be rebutted publicly" but... he insists that i am being "overly idealistic" in defending peoples right to say whatever they want regardless of how wrong they may be.
anyone have any ideas for how i could get him to see my point?