Is free speech a good thing?

Is free speech a good thing?

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How could giving people the right to say what they want ( as long as it isn't a direct threat to someones safety) be a bad thing?

Bad ideas can harm society.

the restriction of free speech is harmful to society

>Bad ideas can harm society.

Depends. Sometimes it is better to expose bad ideas in the open so they can be fully criticized and seen from what they really are, instead of festering under censorship and ignorant people thinking these ideas are suppressed because they're actually good.

No.

It allows for people to say hateful things and cause bad vibes. It is especially spreading Islamophobia as of late.

>Free speech is okay as long as I agree with it

Yes.
Thankfully I live in the most free speech friendly nation on Earth, the good old US of A/

Absolute free speech? No. Free speech should be carried out with responsibility.

>America
>free
Even Belorussians have more freedom than Americans.

Oh look, another Euro to vomit up anti American autism all over the thread.
At least I live in America, where I can call people niggers and deny the Holocaust on line and not get fined or thrown in jail.