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I'm not asking you to censor yourself, or to undermine your self-worth. I'm saying that if your comment ruffles feathers to the point that I get a comment report, I'm going to address it. You're free to speak how you please, but freedom of speech is not freedom from repercussions. I touch on this in other parts of the thread.
I'm not interested in discussing this topic further, and would appreciate it if we could shelve it.
- If I were truly free to say as I please then you wouldn't remove my comments. These are not repercussions, they are censorship for you also removed comments that did not use the scary words. Also I'm pretty certain I ruffled exactly one (ok, maybe two or three) feathers, if it's that big a deal then place a content warning or message around the comment. Don't obliterate from history so no one can ever see it again, morally speaking it is not your sole place to decide what can be written and read.
  
  Just a heads up, your comment above currently has a score of -9 for me right now. That means at least 11 people downvoted, and more if anyone upvoted.
  Do you think Nazis should also be allowed to say anything they want without restriction? Should any language have consequences? I assume you would agree some restrictions are good. You just think it shouldn't effect you.
  
  Do you think Nazis should also be allowed to say anything they want without restriction?
  The only answer to this can only ever be a complete and utter, yes. It's that or we need to stop pretending that free speech is actually a thing. Either speech is free for every single person, no exceptions, ever, or it is NOT free. The reciprocal of that is (and absolutely should be) that anyone can simply choose not to listen and tell them to shut the fuck up, something for which you are trying to take full advantage of right now I'm sure
  Language should NEVER have even the slightest hint of a restriction placed upon it, that is always a slippery and dangerous slope that has historically led to people losing their social autonomy and civil rights. The ONLY exception to this is if the language is used to directly harm, then it is no longer language, it is a weapon and should definitely be restricted. I am completely fine with being beholden to those restrictions, when they are applied properly.
  
  You can say what ever you want in your own place. This place isn't yours and we reserve the right to show you the door.
  
  Free speech is not what you think it is. Free speech means the government won't stop you from speaking. It doesn't mean you are allowed to say anything you want. You need to go back to middle school civics.
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_tolerance
  If there is no limit to tolerance, the intolerant will abuse that and we end up with an intolerant society. Tolerance is a social contract. If you break it, you are no longer tolerated.
  The ONLY exception to this is if the language is used to directly harm, then it is no longer language, it is a weapon and should definitely be restricted.
  Cool. Then stop using that word. It is directly harmful to some people.

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