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by overrun11 1522 days ago
If you include social triggers as harm then free speech becomes meaningless. Only the most vapid and inane speech would be protected under such a definition. The reason speech needs protection is because there will always be some group wanting it suppressed because they believe it will cause harm.
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Fine, I don't disagree. Either way "harm" needs to be defined before the boundaries of free speech can be delineated.