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Matt Hawthorn's avatar

I have tried in earnest multiple times to carefully interpret the meaning of this postmodern-sounding turn of phrase. I have come up empty every time. Seriously WTF IS THIS PERSON SAYING?

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The Man Who Shouldn't Be King's avatar

She's just using buzzwords to express the standard lefty attitude toward free speech: Anything THEY think is acceptable is legitimate free speech; everything else is not legitimate and should be suppressed. It's exactly how all the Warsaw Pact countries insisted they had freedom of speech for the entire Cold War, and how the UK insists it has freedom of speech today.

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Shelley's avatar

A public square moderated to allow one set of controlling voices is the intentional state. Allowing all voices in the public square is radical openness.

What is sad is there are lefties that understand her phrasing as written. They are true believers in hate speech and believe the gov has the authority to stop speech it does not condone. - like the UK is now doing with fines and jail time.

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