The Political Animals Linguistic tyranny: the fight for free speech, with Brendan O'Neill
Jul 6, 2023
Brendan O'Neill, journalist and Chief Political Writer at Spiked, discusses free speech, cancel culture, linguistic tyranny, and the Orwellian assault on reality in Western societies. Topics include the boundaries of free speech, copyright and the right to be wrong, the progressive view of education, the limitations of 'cancel culture', propaganda's impact on truth, the rise of pronouns and the trans movement, the perversion of cultural ideas, and the importance of free speech and making moral judgments.
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Introduction
00:00 • 3min
Exploring the Boundaries of Free Speech
03:22 • 13min
Copyright, Freedom of Speech, and the Right to be Wrong
16:50 • 16min
Examining the Progressive View of Education and the Contestation of Political Systems
33:14 • 2min
The Limits of 'Cancel Culture'
35:01 • 19min
The Uncertain Truth
54:23 • 7min
The Rise of Pronouns and the Trans Movement
01:01:02 • 12min
The Perversion of Cultural Ideas
01:13:13 • 11min
The Importance of Free Speech and Making Moral Judgments
01:24:06 • 2min