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Do you think libel and defamation should be allowed? Those are restrictions on speech which rely on their being some identifiable truth.

I guess I just don't understand why saying "[individual X] is a criminal" is restricted but I can say "everyone in [group Y] is a criminal" without repercussion. Why does the broadening of the statement make it allowable? It seems just as easy to disprove and just as damaging to society.



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