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Cake day: August 10th, 2023

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  • Free speech as in allowing hate speech, which is a free speech absolutionist position, whether we agree with it or not. Complaints about offensive jokes not being allowed reflect this sentiment.

    The framing of the article is focused on people who might have agreed with the free speech absolutionist position before to show them how they’ve drifted away from it. If they’ve taken this position out of principle, the cognitive dissonance could reach them and force them to reconsider their views.

    Who knows how many people this may resonate with, but this type of challenging thought still seems important for bridging the political divide. This may also give readers new angles for challenging people they know that this particular article never reaches.