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The strength of the freedom of expression comes from its inherent defense of unpopular, minority opinions.
The irony of using Hitler and other dictatorial racists as a defense for censoring certain speech is that their populism fomented exactly because they outlawed certain kinds of speech.
Are we so confident that chipping away at the right to speak racists thoughts can never be abused?
Is it not better to make speech an unmolested right? Particularly political speech. Particularly minority opinions. Particularly that speech that is most repugnant to us.
The abuses of censorship are far more vile than the abuses of expression.
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