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by rscoots 1637 days ago
> > One possible reading is you were actually intending to defend the laws in the article

>Of course I am. To me it doesn’t make a difference if you’re legally allowed to say something but then immediately face legal consequences from saying that thing, and just not being legally allowed to say something. It’s one and the same.

Then why deflect for several posts to talking about threats?

I get that you’re probably trying to cover for any legal consequences to your racist post (yes it was racist, tell it to the judge) We could’ve had a more fruitful discussion about the laws in the article otherwise. But my attention span is strained.

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Freedom of speech is not freedom from consequences. That’s the post you’re replying to. There are lots of examples of this, even within US law, some of which revolve around threats. If you’re new to this site and if you have a limited attention span then you can just press the back button to review the conversation you’ve been having, it’s not ephemeral.