Neil Gaiman on why you shouldn't just defend speech you like or enjoy or _agree with_ or find pleasant. It's the other stuff that needs defending first, because that's what sets the precedent protecting your stuff.
Originally shared by +WIST – Wish I’d Said That:
The Law is a blunt instrument. It’s not a scalpel. It’s a club. If there is something you consider indefensible, and there is something you consider defensible, and the same laws can take them both out, you are going to find yourself defending the indefensible.
— Neil Gaiman (b. 1960) British fabulist
Neil Gaiman’s Journal, “Why defend freedom of icky speech?” (1 Dec 2008)
Gaiman, Neil – Neil Gaiman’s Journal, “Why defend freedom of icky speech?” (1 Dec 2008) | WIST
The Law is a blunt instrument. It’s not a scalpel. It’s a club. If there is something you consider indefensible, and there is something you consider defens
