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choices : philosophy : IF YOU USE YOUR FREEDOM OF SPEECH TO INTIMIDATE OR DISCOURAGE THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH OF OTHERS, IS IT STILL FREEDOM OF SPEECH?

[+] serious ballot by nuckinfutz
created Tue May 24, 05

By the way, I'm just asking this as a general philosophical question. I'm not trying to bring up stuff that's been happening on the site. Explain why or why not in the comments section.

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Submitted by : nuckinfutz
Submitted on : May 24,2005 3:11:42 pm
ballot title:

If you use your freedom of speech to intimidate or discourage the freedom of speech of others, is it still freedom of speech?

ballot number:73988

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Of coarse its still freedom of speech, because freedom of speech means you can say what da f**k you want to say. I would never try to intimidate or discourage anyone on this site though. Im not a total asshole.

by doctor_fonzarelly on Tue May 24, 05 6:18pm [+]

if you use freedom of speech to intimidate or discourage other. then freedom of expression is use also. but then if i was to say i wanna kill the president. then i know imma get locked up. if i was to flip off a police officer then i know imma get a sitation for it.

by ickyone on Wed May 25, 05 12:08am [+]

know what i mean. i just used freedom of speech and freedom of expression. but then theres no point of saying it and expression if i know imma get locked up or get a sitation for it. cus there is freedom or limit in freedom. just listen to 2 live crew "banned in the usa"

by ickyone on Wed May 25, 05 12:11am [+]

Yes of course it does. If you use your freedom of speech and the only point is to stop discussion or to limit other's speech then yes it is no longer freedom of speech it is repressive speech.

by inter_regnum on Wed May 25, 05 3:00am [+]

No. If you use your right to speak freely to keep others from exercising their right to do the same, then there's something most rotten in the state of Denmark.

by Truthseeker013 on Wed May 25, 05 5:09pm [+]

Sorry, hit "enter".

What would be wrong is hypocrisy. "I can do this until my arms fall off, but you can't."

by Truthseeker013 on Wed May 25, 05 5:10pm [+]

It's a trick question.

"If you use your freedom of speech..."

Suppression can NEVER equal freedom!

So it's impossible to use your "Freedom of Speech" to intimidate others, because it's not freedom of speech you're using anymore; it's terrorism.

by aridwaste on Wed Apr 26, 06 11:17am [+]