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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
the fallacy is thinking that lying about someone/something is the same thing as the freedom of speech or protest. It's the same thing as thinking that yelling fire in a theater, when there is no fire, is considered free speech. One has nothing to do with the other and the comparison is total lunacy on your part.
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Absolute free speech is just that: absolute. That covers anything said, written, or otherwise communicated. Either that is not in dispute, or you have no argument because you're changing the rules of reality to fit your unsupportable positions. If there is absolute free speech, you can lie, cheat and do anything else which is any form of communication, and you can do so without limitation.
If you'd like, I can give you examples of absolutist interpretations of other amendments. I can even start with your favorite, #2.
BTW, you should be careful throwing around the word fallacy when you don't understand what it is:
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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
no such thing as the 'slippery slope fallacy'.
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