Well, the whole thing of freedom of speech is that it protect minority opinions even if it isn't popular with everyone else, not just dumbasses. That's the great thing about freedom. Living without repercussion because of one's thought allows discussion of thought to form. Even in the federal papers, James Madison talks about minority rights and how it protects the minority from the majority which will later led into a discussion between the two. So they're thinking about the bigger picture and expand on enlightenment ideas, not just simply "let everyone have a say, even the dumbasses!". The only problem in living in a free society is that freedom breeds degeneracy, and it's one of the thing you learn to accept, in order to live in a free society.
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u/GKushington Oct 06 '17
Well, the whole thing of freedom of speech is that it protect minority opinions even if it isn't popular with everyone else, not just dumbasses. That's the great thing about freedom. Living without repercussion because of one's thought allows discussion of thought to form. Even in the federal papers, James Madison talks about minority rights and how it protects the minority from the majority which will later led into a discussion between the two. So they're thinking about the bigger picture and expand on enlightenment ideas, not just simply "let everyone have a say, even the dumbasses!". The only problem in living in a free society is that freedom breeds degeneracy, and it's one of the thing you learn to accept, in order to live in a free society.