Comments by "doveton sturdee" (@dovetonsturdee7033) on "The arrest of Sarah Wilkinson for terrorism, as free speech in Britain withers away…" video.

@ef2718 If you really believe in free speech, then you must, ipso facto, accept that people have the right to say things that you may not wish to hear.
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'What happened?' The Dear Leader happened.
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@ef2718 'So the boss of the mafia that says person A must be murdered has just expressed an opinion. 'Not very smart, are you little chap? Your absurd example refers to an instruction. An opinion is not an instruction, but simply a view, which should be open to free debate. As in the famous remark, attributed (probably incorrectly, but never mind) to Voltaire, that 'I Disapprove of What You Say, But I Will Defend to the Death Your Right to Say It.' The concept of freedom of speech you, it seems, would like to deny.
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@ef2718 Yes, they do. Rationable people can then, in argument and debate, easily demonstrate how deplorable and unsustainable these opinions are. Put simply, if you believe in Freedom of Speech' it cannot simply be redefined as 'The Freedom to agree with what I say.'
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@ef2718 You don't actually seem able to sustain any discussion at all. Deplorable and unsustainable to the vast majority of ordinary people. Can you not grasp that the leaders of the creatures who carried out this attack have exactly the same views as you? In effect - Agree with what I say or you will not be allowed any opinion at all.
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