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I used to know an idiot on another forum who thought free speech meant not only that he could say anything he liked, but also that no-one was allowed to disagree with him. He'd've been a natural for Reform, being also a polybigot.he hated parrots? Bastard.
Agree with this.One thing that often annoys me is that sometimes people claim to be free speech absolutist byt then suggest that speech can come with certain legal consequences, which is just what the above is about.
It's the old shouting fire in a crowded theatre situation.
I am happy to say that I am not a believer in free speech but in speech being free within certain boundaries to be discussed.
I was going to start a thread on this, but you beat me to it. Makes me wonder about the wisdom of doing politics by focus group.Focus groups will tell you that they don't like politics by focus groups but I think we are now in the world of virtual focus groups. Algorithmically designed AIs reacting.
Long (and to me, interesting) read about the effect of the streaming giants on film today:Thanks, enjoyed that. It's interesting that the article highlights that these are in many ways old problems which the technology exacerbates rather than causes.
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/aug/28/bland-easy-to-follow-for-fans-of-everything-what-has-the-netflix-algorithm-done-to-our-films
It is becoming clearer and clearer about what Reform's definition of Free Speech is. It runs something like this: "We are allowed to say anything we want, no matter how disgraceful/outrageous/stupid it is - you are not allowed to question it"The idea that the 'right' has been touting that they are in favour of free speech has always been tinged with this. Free speech is pretty well never san absolute principle for people and one of its curses is that it's an easy sound bite for people to say that they believe in free speech but they never mean. I am happy to say that I am not a believer in free speech but in speech being free within certain boundaries to be discussed.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/aug/28/ban-on-news-outlet-by-nottinghamshire-county-council-reform-leader-a-massive-attack-on-local-democracy
