Comments by "Faramund" (@faramund9865) on "BBC News"
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Hate speech falls under free speech. No one who supports absolute free speech, thinks Nazi propaganda was right. Hate speech is literally just a subjective term for speech that someone really dislikes. The Nazi's were the government, they actually did censor speech like you're suggesting. From their viewpoint, saying that Jews weren't evil was "Hate Speech". And because the Nazi's censored their opponents they could spread their misinformation without anyone correcting it.
If there was free speech in Nazi Germany, everyone would've known what happened with the Jews. The reason people get "brainwashed" isn't because they hear ONE thing, it's when they DON'T hear any messages saying otherwise.
Hate Speech is censorship and is very harmful, and Nazi Germany is a prime example of that.
In short, if you bad ideas like that of Hitler to be corrected, free speech is the best answer. Because it will be criticized for everyone to see. Laying its flaws wide open. Censoring people will just make them feel attacked and humiliated, and they will become more convinced that they are right, and eventually lash out. Because censorship occurs when the opponent simply doesn't have a counter argument.
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