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To think people don’t actually want free speech, they just want their views protected?

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BluntOliveViper · 20/09/2025 14:33

Everyone says they value free speech but AIBU to think what most people really mean is “I want to say what I like without consequences but I don’t want to hear things I dislike?”

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fivetriangulartrees · 20/09/2025 14:38

My job is, arguably, to protect the free speech of a group of people who think free speech is important. A good 75% of the free speech I'm protecting is them shouting that they want a ban on people saying things they disagree with. Come on, make it make sense at least.

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