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Something I’ve been wondering about quite a bit…

As America’s cultural fabric decays and fractures to what extent is free speech fragile without shared cultural norms?

Basically can laws compensate for weak culture?

Or is free speech only tolerable to a majority of people when there’s a shared set of values?

I’m not sure, but I know free speech is our most important ideal and we must protect it with all our resolve.

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royster⚡️ · 23w

Culture is upstream of law. Expect turbulence ahead. Balkanization might be the way forward

Josh Fabean · 23w

I think free speech only works with shared values. I think the issue we have now is marxists exploit our laws and values with no consequences. I think free speech only works when people are willing to have arguments is good faith and not when one group things lying and killing is good if it gets for...

Aquinas argued we cannot legislate morality. I agree with him. Ultimately, we build our families and associate with those whose morals align.

WildBill · 22w

I think a more interesting question is to isolate and answer where does culture say our rights come from?

Pip the WoT guy · 22w

> Basically can laws compensate for weak culture? (Some) laws are remnants of past cultures. They possess inertia, but if you push hard enough, the mass will stop and then reverse direction.

Bitcoin India · 22w

Free speech is indeed our most vital ideal, but its strength is deeply tied to the cultural soil it grows in. Without shared norms and mutual respect, free speech can become fragile, misunderstood, weaponized, or silenced by polarization..... While laws can protect speech to an extent, they can’t ...

Sacred Peak · 22w

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There is no debate with people who want to kill you. There is no debate with people who want to destroy the foundation of our society that makes debate possible. They must be rooted out and removed from power.