[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Soldier Boy

I agree on principle that legal consequences should only be for extreme cases.

What I find hilarious is that certain people now believe that they should have speech free from social consequences as well. This has never existed. You can't have your cake and eat it too - if you want a world where free speech is upheld without the law interfering, you have to accept that groups of individuals also have the freedom to act on what's been said, i.e. boycotting, refusal of entry, social exclusion.

In "primitive times" a wee bit too much free speech would just have got you clubbed across the head .

Where on earth did the entitled idea that people should be able to run their mouth with ZERO consequences come from?

tl;dr "Free speech without government control", yes 100%.

But "Talk sh** get hit" -- that's nature, bro. If you keep saying things people don't like, it's going to bite you, so you weigh up how much flak you're willing to take and act accordingly. Surely.

Like that great SOuthpark cartoon

Just use violence and threats and you can shut people up no problem and back that up by framing any criticism as a phobia and get useful idiots to patrol that for you as it makes them feel virtuous

that is working a charm