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MarcyWarcy posted...

liberals are misguided on this subject and often support ideas for speech regulation that can very easily be turned against them the moment the worm turns and the reins are in the hands of the wrong peoole

conservatives pretend to be champions of keeping speech unrestrained but they largely are also in favor of tight speech regulations, just not on themselves. Their approach is more roundabout but also more violent more often than not

so not really either of the prominent schools of thought you hear right now personally.

To steelman you on the liberal side: Are you talking about people thinking someone should be punished for using wrong words towards someone else (ie getting jailed for saying him instead of her to someone who has transitioned)

If yes, that is one of the topics I hoped would be discussed here.

There are certian words and terms we KNOW is offensively used and can be legally reprimanded. And I think most of us agree that there is good reason for it.
The expansion of that list is... historically speaking, probably justified.

So an edit of that list is intersting. And conservatives is probably on the wrong side of history here too.

What I do think will be discussed in the future, is what is being called a necessary operation and what should be paid for by society.