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submitted by LikeAWombatScorned

It was a long few weeks visiting my parents and siblings. We mostly avoided talking about politics, but one of my mom's friends was visiting and wanted to engage with me. She talked about how hate speech should be banned. When I asked if she supported freedom of speech and the First Amendment she said "yes". Then I told her "Speech that everyone agrees with doesn't need protection because everyone already agrees with it. You can safely say agreeable things in North Korea, after all! The First Amendment has to protect speech that most people disagree with or aren't comfortable with, otherwise it's useless."

She disengaged after that.

It was a long few weeks visiting my parents and siblings. We mostly avoided talking about politics, but one of my mom's friends was visiting and wanted to engage with me. She talked about how hate speech should be banned. When I asked if she supported freedom of speech and the First Amendment she said "yes". Then I told her "Speech that everyone agrees with doesn't need protection because everyone already agrees with it. You can safely say agreeable things in North Korea, after all! The First Amendment has to protect speech that most people disagree with or aren't comfortable with, otherwise it's useless." She disengaged after that.
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Kbing007 (5 points)

Similar situation between my father and I. His opening "can you believe this impeachment thing?!?", me "I know right? The most corrupt thing I've ever seen. Its gonna hurt when they see 4 more years in november." Closed that fucking door right then and there.