Hello, new followers.

I’ve announced this on Twitter, but not here.

I will be writing a follow-up essay to “Abridging the Freedom of Speech,” specifically to answer the criticism that has erupted against it, recently.

Some comments I will address along the way:

• “You want to eliminate all free speech/police thoughts.”
• “Eliminating speech does not eliminate ideas. It allows them to fester.”
• “Freedom of speech should be for everyone, not just those you agree with.”
• “Your ideas are unsafe and undesirable, therefore by your own argument, your speech should be eliminated.”
• “Who decides who is oppressed?”
• “Is there a contemporary community standard committee that will define acceptable speech, like one might find in DPRK?”
• “Who appoints censor for elimination of ideas? What is the penalty for thinking?”
• “If speech is restricted, then it is not free.“

This will be different from my other essays, since this will be written specifically as a response, but nevertheless, I hope you read it and learn something.