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0 pointsryukoposting7d ago0 comments

I cannot imagine living in a place where I can't tell someone what I think of them once in a while.

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You can tell them they are doing a shameful job or that you disagree with their actions or whatever.

You just can't _insult_ them like a 6 year old on a playground. Why is the ability to do so valuable to you?

It is viscerally against my cultural upbringing for the government to make illegal a verbal insult, it seems like an incredible overreach. I'm genuinely culture shocked hearing this. I'd be no more shocked hearing that it's illegal to dye one's hair.

maest6d ago

Fyi, insults are illegal in the US, under certain conditions, under the fighting words doctrine.

malcolmgreaves7d ago

The first thing you described is an insult.

maest7d ago

No, an insult implies insolence, rudeness, condescension, insensitivity. You can communicate a dim view of someone without being rude.

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maest7d ago

You can tell them they are doing a shameful job or that you disagree with their actions or whatever.

You just can't _insult_ them like a 6 year old on a playground. Why is the ability to do so valuable to you?

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maest6d ago

Fyi, insults are illegal in the US, under certain conditions, under the fighting words doctrine.

malcolmgreaves7d ago

The first thing you described is an insult.

maest7d ago

No, an insult implies insolence, rudeness, condescension, insensitivity. You can communicate a dim view of someone without being rude.

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