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Why we should worry about the censorship of the far left

26 January 2021

3:36 AM

26 January 2021

3:36 AM

There are many important, principled arguments for free speech. But one of the most convincing is purely tactical. Why empower the powerful to police debate when that power could so easily be wielded against you in the future? The logic of censorship always leads to more censorship, and the authoritarian left is starting to bear some of the brunt of this.

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