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Do not say we have free speech in Canada (noraloreto.substack.com)
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[–] rbesfe@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

the story is not about legality

Then it shouldn't use the words "free speech" in the headline. Free speech is very much a legal term.

[–] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So is theft and murder and inheritance. We use legal terms in regular parlance all the time.

[–] rbesfe@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Ok, and? Regular parlance can be about legal implications too, I've never heard the words "free speech" used in a context with no connection to their legal meaning. Do you have a counter example?

[–] frostbiker@lemmy.ca -3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’ve never heard the words “free speech” used in a context with no connection to their legal meaning. Do you have a counter example?

Yes. The very article in this post.

[–] rbesfe@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

You ever heard of a circular argument?