the.com/free speech
the right to say what others don't want to hear, not what they agree with anyway.
means the legal and moral principle that people can express opinions without government punishment, though not without consequence.
from rooted in enlightenment thinking, formalized in the us first amendment of 1791, but argued over since socrates got a hemlock cocktail for his opinions.
not absolutethreats, libel, incitement still carry consequences
private vs publicprotects you from government, not from twitter bans
global variancegermany bans nazi symbols, us mostly doesn't
socrates precedentexecuted 2400 years ago for corrupting youth with ideas