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SamReidHughes | karma 5112 | avg karma 1.14 · 2014-07-29 06:50:20+00:00

It obviously doesn't mean what you think it means, because people are using it with a different meaning than what you'd like.

h_r | karma 116 | avg karma 1.05 · 2014-07-30 13:10:50+00:00

This line of reasoning remind me of new-age "theorists" talking about how quantum physics supports their view. The fact that people use words imprecisely or nonsensically does not somehow automatically make their formulations reasonable.

SamReidHughes | karma 5112 | avg karma 1.14 · 2014-07-31 10:06:17

Nobody is using "free speech" nonsensically or equivocally here. They are just using a definition that justinpaulson doesn't like for some reason.

h_r | karma 116 | avg karma 1.05 · 2014-08-01 12:42:06+00:00

I disagree but it is tough to reach consensus on this without a real definition being offered, and there was none.

You actually are free to express yourself however you like without violating laws or the civil rights of others. All I heard in the way of a definition is "... and I also want to be free of any consequences I really don't like.". Well, too bad because that doesn't exist and asserting such a "freedom" isn't much different than asserting that unicorns exist. It's a fantasy concocted in your head, not a real thing.

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