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Don certain kinds of harsh or insensitive speech tend to silence others free expression, thereby working against the free exchange of ideas?

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Don certain kinds of harsh or insensitive speech tend to silence others free expression, thereby working against the free exchange of ideas?

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An offended person’s decision not to speak is hardly a reason to suppress the speech of others. Those who find an idea, epithet, literary work or other form of expression offensive can oppose, counteract and perhaps refute it with further speech not by banning the speech deemed to be offensive.