• democracy1984@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Intentional malicious misinformation shouldn’t be allowed. But it does need to be held to high standard.

    I think of LGBT+ shouldn’t be a part of elementary/middle school curriculums. But if the students bring it up, that’s fine. Kids are very impressionable, and I worry about LGBT+ just becoming something that is cool. (Also, I think enforcing gender roles is dumb. If a boy wants to play with dolls or have long hair, that’s fine. Same thing for girls.)

    And I don’t think people should be canceled for speaking their mind. That’s a great way to stop debate, which leads to people just trying to fit in, and stops people from making their own conclusions. Just because it’s your right, doesn’t mean I can’t argue over how you exercise it.

    Defending a position by citing free speech is the ultimate concession; you’re saying that the most compelling thing you can say for your position is that it’s not literally illegal to express. https://xkcd.com/1357/