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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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Great question. IMO, no, laws cannot serve that function, because people aren’t perfect & they will act in their own interest unless they’re guided by some morality higher than themselves. 1A is extremely unique & fragile, throughout time & space. My guess is so long as parents, teachers, pol...

America will get buttfucked by a tranny. Your country is going down. Karma is king.

Deleted Account · 25w

*Why is Americas society so decayed and fractured?* As a non-American who has visited the US multiple times one thing stands out like dog balls - especially when you consider that the US is a *modern, democratic, Western society*. Americans are far too comfortable living in and around abject pove...

Emmanuel Obeng · 25w

Scary to think about, seems like a winner writes the history books type of outcome. If the red team wins you can say this, and if the blue team wins you can say that.

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

WildBill · 25w

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

Pip the WoT guy · 25w

> 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 · 25w

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 · 25w

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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.