Goebbels was in favor of free speech for views he liked. So was Stalin. If you're really...
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Noam Chomsky:
Goebbels was in favor of free speech for views he liked. So was Stalin. If you're really in favor of free speech, then you're in favor of freedom of speech for precisely for views you despise. Otherwise, you're not in favor of free speech.
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Goebbels was in favour of freedom of speech for views he liked right So was Stalin
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If you're in favour of freedom of speech
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that means you're in favour of freedom of speech precisely for views you despise
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Otherwise you're not in favour of freedom of speech
Clip duration: 15 seconds
Views: 134
Timestamp in movie: 00h 48m 28s
Uploaded: 03 April, 2022
Genres: documentary, biography, war
Summary: A film about the noted American linguist/political dissident and his warning about corporate media's role in modern propaganda.
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