> it also gradually managed to cure me from free-speech absolutism
It's entirely unsurprising that people who appreciate current moderator behavior also have zero philosophical backbone.
It's entirely unsurprising that people who appreciate current moderator behavior also have zero philosophical backbone.
* A paladin attitude: "Anything which supports my view is Right; any fallout from trying to enforce my view is Good; anything that doesn't support my view is Wrong; anyone who is against my view is my rightful enemy upon whom any harm is Righteous."
Free speech "pragmatism" is essentially completely meaningless - if the belief isn't extremely hard-line, it rapidly degenerates to something that has zero moral consequence.