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In reply to the discussion: Man who gave Nazi salute at a basketball match fined £2,500 [View all]Bucky
(54,087 posts)I think there should be complete freedom of expression (provided there's no harm, of course, as with the "Shouting Fire in a theater" cases). I even support it for (*gasp*) people I hate. But I think the fear that people have of truly free speech is understandable. I think it's one of those fears in life that it's good for everyone to overcome (like the fear of heights, the fear of going to the dentist, or the fear of asking Susie out for a pizza Saturday night). But allowing people that we deeply disagree with to express their opinions in full, and the fear of seeing society won over by those ideas, are perfectly understandable.
Unless, of course, your sarcasm note means you don't think people should be free to express even bad, hateful ideas. In that case, you are wrong and Thomas Jefferson is right.