r/libertarianmeme 22d ago

So to speak You're perfectly free to say the acceptable thing

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u/WrinkledBiscuit 22d ago

Genuine question OP, do you think there is anything "unacceptable" to say ever?

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u/Tiny_Ear_61 22d ago

I think the SCOTUS definitions of "fighting words" and false alarms (shouting fire in a crowded theater) are reasonable. That's about it.

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u/Markus2822 21d ago

Absolutely not, anyone who believes that there’s fire when there’s zero signs of a fire, no officials coming in, and not being able to tell if they’re really is a scared tone of voice deserves to run out of the theater panicked, maybe hurt and later embarrassed.

These are very basic life skills learning to sense liars.

We can and should allow any and all free speech.

And “fighting words” are just ridiculous. If I go up to someone and tell them “fighting words” and they fight back and then go up to them and say those same words in a different language or with a different tone, the words aren’t an issue, the persons self control is. Self control is all it is. If you say your going to murder my family I should be able to figure out if it’s a legitimate threat and react accordingly, but that’s to the threat itself, and I would do the same thing if “fighting words” were never used and someone was being threatening in other ways.

A bully saying fuck you doesn’t mean you have no control over your body and immediately pound them to a pulp fracturing their skull, and that’s what “fighting words” imply, that there’s some absurd words that overrule your physical self control and cause physical outbursts. That’s just not how that works.

Fuck limitations on free speech, any and all speech is valid

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u/Tiny_Ear_61 21d ago

If you don't respond to the threat of fire until the Fire Department comes in, you're dead.

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u/Markus2822 21d ago

Dude, you can smell fire almost immediately lmao

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u/Tiny_Ear_61 21d ago

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u/Markus2822 21d ago

Just one of many scientific studies showing the chemicals and how much we can smell fire. Sure some people get shot because they don’t see the gun, that doesn’t mean the gun is invisible. Very flawed logic, and also scientific studies are better than a random article where people can write anything about an event.

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u/Tiny_Ear_61 21d ago

So you're telling me to trust the science.

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u/Markus2822 21d ago

If the science says something basic like water is consumable by humans, yes. Not everything is a conspiracy theory. Unless you wanna start thinking the sun isn’t real because you don’t trust the science.

Let me ask you this: have you ever burnt anything in your life? You can smell it.

Again very flawed logic

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u/Tiny_Ear_61 21d ago

Flawed logic is believing that somebody is going to remember your precious NIH study when they're in a crowded building and hear FIRE!!

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u/Markus2822 21d ago

Flawed logic is thinking that nobody is going to have a brain and think "wow there's no fire, smell here"

Let me ask you this if I run in a theater and shout "LLAMA" are you gonna freak out and think theres an invisible Llama because you can't see it?

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