[lbo-talk] "Freedom" of fascist speech is an absurdity

[Jim Devine]

wait a sec! Isn't Charles advocating the end of freedom of speech for
fascists? By his logic, however, isn't it "absurd to argue for the
'freedom' to advocate the end of freedom of speech"?

On 2/6/06, Wendy Lyon <wendy.lyon at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 2/5/06, Charles Brown <cbrown at michiganlegal.org> wrote:
>
> > Fascist "freedom" of speech is "freedom" to advocate the abolition of
> > freedom of speech. Abolition of freedom of speech is inherent to any fascist
> > state, by definition of fascist state. It is absurd to argue for the
> > "freedom" to advocate the end of freedom of speech.
>
> Why?
>
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