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The Nation, oldest progressive newspaper in the US, doesn't pull any punches (www.thenation.com)

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[–] peetabix@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

freedom of speech does not equal freedom from the consequences of saying something.

Exactly.

[–] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I've seen it summed it up thusly: "If your speech incites violence, don't be surprised when people use violence in response."

[–] OccamsRazer@lemmy.world -5 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

So I guess fights at professional sports games are justified violence, since someone probably incited it by insulting an opposing player.

[–] brisk@aussie.zone 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

You're confusing incitement and provocation.

Incitement involves actively encouraging action.

"you're bad at hockey and your mother is large" might be provocation

"It is time for us to take up arms against the enemy" is incitement

[–] OccamsRazer@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I think a lot of people are confused about what constitutes incitement.

[–] sqgl@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah would be clearer to say "advocating for violence".

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 weeks ago

This is unironically true for hockey lol