All innovation in human history has been due to free speech and the ability to express yourself. We cannot have any other liberties without it, he says. He believes that our understanding of the world can only occur through speech. The idea of understanding is a collaborative process which requires free exchange of ideas.
Political Correctness has formed the basis for a new intolerant mindset, actively policing speech that is deemed offensive or controversial. Rather than confront bad ideas through discussion, it has now become common to intimidate one’s detractors into silence. Taking on board legitimate concerns about how speech can be harmful, Andrew Doyle argues that the alternative — an authoritarian world in which our freedoms are surrendered to those in power — has far worse consequences.