Blook Post: Freedom of Speech @DavidGurteen
CHAPTER: The Power of Conversation

Freedom of Speech Freedom of speech is not just another value

2 thoughts on “Freedom of Speech Freedom of speech is not just another value

  1. There is a useful distinction between repeated bullying words and one-off statements. Freedom of speech has been used to justify repeated name-calling in the workplace, harassing Catholics in East Belfast, blacks in Texas, women in investment banks. In those circumstances it is not an attempt to converse, but to intimidate. Each statement may not amount to hate speech, but the cumulative effect is psychologically damaging. That is why legislation in places like Northern Ireland restricts what can be said or shown in the workplace.

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