Those who exercise free speech should also defend it even when it’s offensive
I understand that there are a lot of people who are hurting right now, and I empathize with their pain, but how can we share out most wonderful and beautiful ideas with each other or convey important information to the public if we believe there might be serious reprisals against us if we "say the wrong thing".<p>For example, I personally helped work against slavery on the Black Market in the Middle East, and I wanted to raise awareness of this issue.<p>But now I have to be worried that I'll insult people by using the term Black Market, and will also insult people by giving off the impression that the the Middle East is a 3rd world primitive place where they buy and sell slaves.<p>There is no "right" way to convey the issue above without offending someone. So what should I do? Just shut my mouth and don't say anything? Then the slave trade will continue to operate freely...<p>All speech besides threats of violence needs to be free, or we can't progress as a society.