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That doesn't make much sense to me. You're not "free" to do X if X is punished by law.

By that logic you're also free to kill your neighbor, you'll just suffer consequences.




We are talking about freedom to speak - not freedom to kill.


There is a difference between social consequences (e.g. ostracism) and legal consequences (e.g. fines, imprisonment, corporal punishment).




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