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by ComputerGuru 2760 days ago
> Yes it does. Free speech means not stopping Nazis from expressing themselves, it doesn't mean you have to help them express themselves.

I'm sorry, but I don't see where @dmerfield says what you are arguing against.

Quoting @dmerfild for posterity:

> No it doesn’t. Free speech means allowing nazis to express themselves so you and others can understand nazism.

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Interestingly, in most of Europe, "Free Speech" does not include this right. It is pretty uniquely American.

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Let's also quote @empath75 which @dmerfild is answering to:

> Free speech means no one is forced to do business with nazis.

Right, but the "Ministry of Truth" isn't about truth either.

Actual free speech would, quite obviously, not depend on the content of the speech.