Does the freedom of speech give the right to hate speech?

“What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist”. Salman Rushdie. The quote perfectly sums up the never-ending debate about freedom of speech and hate speech. read more

Freedom of speech does not give you the right to send death threats to a woman whose “femi-nazi bullshit" you don't agree with. So don't throw that phrase around. People think of freedom of speech as if that somehow enable them to say whatever bullshit they want without any repercussions. read more

Freedom of speech and right to not offend are incompatible, with freedom of speech being more important for the liberal world we live in. If we value freedom of speech, then we need to make it absolute, without drawing arbitrary lines in the sand. read more

Because if the reaction to the latest attack is that there are no more debates about free expression, no more speech that one or other person finds offensive, then the result will not be less offensive speech, it will be no speech at all. read more