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No, censorship is not OK, and free expression will probably win in end. People don't like to be shut up, and in the long run capitalism provides people with what they like.

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Actually a mixed economy provides people with what they like, with about 40% organised by the state.

Free expression has always had limits, particularly regarding 'spreading lies about others' and 'inciting bad stuff'.

Capitalism won't however, allow for speech which threatens its own existence. Utterances which pose a threat and cannot be subsumed by capitalism are stopped, erased, and penalized. I'll argue that this is the very speech that is most important to protect.

> Capitalism won't however, allow for speech which threatens its own existence.

What are some examples of that kind of speech?

The most obvious example is that time free speech was used to elect a certain someone who was politically hated by the big tech capitalist class.

I'm assuming it would get me banned, but nice try ;)

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