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 Ugh, free speech has never been a meaningful idea. It's always "I believe in freedom of speech! ...But I don't consider that to be speech." Or it's "I believe in freedom of speech! ...But not freedom from state consequences!" Or it's "I believe in freedom of speech! ...But not in people's freedom to listen to it."

Unless your statements have three asterisks explaining EXACTLY what you mean, I can't claim to know your position. Tell me, may I shoot an innocent man in the chest in order to more effectively communicate to him what dying is like? What forms of communication are restricted? 
 Here we go with the philosophy again. Adorable 😊