Justice

[anthus29]

In Austria, a British historian was sentenced to three years in prison for Holocaust denial. (story)Freedom of Speech is an inalienable right. The only reason it can be denied is because of when its use (or abuse) infringes on the rights of others. Freedom of Speech is the reason that the Government of Denmark is (rightly) maintaining that it has

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[virtk0s]

"Just" wondering (haha), but one what grounds do you posit that freedom of speech is an inalienable right?

[virtk0s]

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[anthus29]

From necessity. In order for human society to survive and thrive, an open dialogue of ideas and knowledge is essential. Oppression of speech is the first step on the way to oppression in general. Look at Newspeak in Nineteen Eighty-Four (although as a Linguistics major, I'm obligated to mention that the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis is true only in a limited sense). The right to free speech is inalienable simply because we cannot survive without it.