The Solution to Hate Speeches Violence

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i devote a whole chapter in the book to an examination of the harms that can result from speech. I think free speech advocates historically have been and reluctant to cop totthe notion that speech can cause harm. It goes back to that old schoolyard i added, sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me. But the fact is that speech can hurt and wound and harm. And particularly, i look at people bit on the receiving end of slurs and stereotyping and bigotry their whole lives. That can effect mental health, psychological well being, academic performance, even physical health. As citizens, we have an obligation to address hateful speech as ito a soc

Online trolls and fascist chat groups. Controversies over campus lectures. Cancel culture versus censorship. The daily hazards and debates surrounding free speech dominate headlines and fuel social media storms. In an era where one tweet can launch — or end — your career, and where free speech is often invoked as a principle but rarely understood, learning to maneuver the fast-changing, treacherous landscape of public discourse has never been more urgent. In Dare to Speak: Defending Free Speech for All, Suzanne Nossel, a leading voice in support of free expression, delivers a vital, necessary guide to maintaining democratic debate that is open, free-wheeling but at the same time respectful of the rich diversity of backgrounds and opinions in a changing country.

Shermer and Nossel discuss: private vs. government restrictions on speech; hate speech, libel, slander, compelled speech; incitement to violence and insurrection; cancel culture; social media censorship; the euphemism treadmill, and more…