This is, unfortunately, a common sentiment. Very few will truly be pro-free speech because along with it comes ideas that are undoubtedly offensive to everyone, but there's implicit acknowledgement that denying a fundamental right - absent of danger to personal safety (e.g. yelling fire in a crowded theater) - is wrong.
Hate speech laws muddy the waters too. Crime should be crime, but zealousness in being "on the right side" adds a slippery slope, which of course predictably gets abused despite being mocked as a strawman; the opposite side, of course, is free to hold double standards and accuse free speech advocates of supporting child pornography or the like.
I expect this from media, but I find it very irritating to see "free speech" platforms make all types of caveats.
This phrase was made famous by a supreme court decision about free speech. It was an analogy then, too. The ACTUAL speech that was being restricted was pamphlets protesting the draft in WW1, not yelling in a theatre, and that decision was rightly overturned a long time ago. People always quote it when talking about freedom of speech, but the fact that it's most famous use was to justify outlawing speech that should have been legal really makes it's use fall flat.
This is, unfortunately, a common sentiment. Very few will truly be pro-free speech because along with it comes ideas that are undoubtedly offensive to everyone, but there's implicit acknowledgement that denying a fundamental right - absent of danger to personal safety (e.g. yelling fire in a crowded theater) - is wrong.
Hate speech laws muddy the waters too. Crime should be crime, but zealousness in being "on the right side" adds a slippery slope, which of course predictably gets abused despite being mocked as a strawman; the opposite side, of course, is free to hold double standards and accuse free speech advocates of supporting child pornography or the like.
I expect this from media, but I find it very irritating to see "free speech" platforms make all types of caveats.
This phrase was made famous by a supreme court decision about free speech. It was an analogy then, too. The ACTUAL speech that was being restricted was pamphlets protesting the draft in WW1, not yelling in a theatre, and that decision was rightly overturned a long time ago. People always quote it when talking about freedom of speech, but the fact that it's most famous use was to justify outlawing speech that should have been legal really makes it's use fall flat.
Looks like my public education has greatly failed me. This is excellent to know for the next time.