Angela Merkel = Hitler II?

[rocketpig]

sapphi_snake said:

rocketpig said:

See, I think those rights are inherent even if the opinions are ignorant and despicable. I look at Europe and Canada and question the government's right to censor unpopular speech, as once that bridge is crossed, it's hard to stop the government from infringing upon unpopular but necessary debate.

Debate is too slow, and only works with a certain type of public.

That's exactly it: who is the one that gets to decide what is "too slow" and who is the "certain type of public"? At the end of the day, someone has to make those decisions and there's a chance that person may not have the good of the people as their primary concern.

There are risks and benefits to each side of this argument but when it comes to (nearly) unbridled freedom of speech, at least the people are erring on the side of caution. When it comes to any kind of freedom, I'm always an advocate of restricting the government's control over letting them get more control over the individual.