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If you’re skeptical that the 1st Amendment is important and worth defending even for people whose views your find despicable, recommend two documentaries:

If you’re skeptical that the 1st Amendment is important and worth defending even for people whose views your find despicable, recommend two documentaries:

https://www.pbs.org/video/floyd-abrams-speaking-freely-x7eahq/

https://www.mightyira.com/

the first Amendment not include purposeful deception that causes harm, such as fraud, false advertising, defamation, perjury, or incitement to violence. these have been legally ruled as falling outside first amendment protections because they serve no legitimate public interest and can lead to harm.

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If we sway from the simple idea that all speech should be protected, we're doomed. Someone will always have to assess whether a statement is truthful/fraudulent or otherwise, and it's an obvious avenue for abusing that kind of power.

Just one example https://youtu.be/TSf8iMZkv0s