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172. Andrew Doyle — Free Speech: And Why it Matters

The Michael Shermer Show

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Free Speech Isn't a Crime

Under hate speech laws, it could be illegal to deny somebody's suffering. Er, i don't believe that. No laws against espionage, perjury, libel, et cetera, are actually a free speech issue at all. It is the criminal activity that you're engaging with. In this instance it's done through the act of speech. And i think that's an important distinction that needs, that needs to be made.

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