No one is saying society would collapse but your arguments would be stronger if it weren't that the slop is visible in different countries around the world. We'll set aside the Silicon Valley discussions to focus just on laws.
Restricting Nazi speech is restricting a form of political expression. This is similar to how China, for example, suppresses promotion of democracy as a political idea.
State suppression of ideas and beliefs is not always limited to the ideas that you find appalling. Russia suppresses any promotion of gay rights as harmful to the country, as do several Arab and African countries.
Germany and Austria, who you seem so fond of, suppress Nazi speech but they also suppress others too. For example, saying that a man had sex with a 9 year old is not generally considered controversial but it is illegal in Austria if that person happens to be Mohammed. http://end-blasphemy-laws.org/countries/europe/austria/
Concrete examples of this slope are all over the world. Ironically you dismiss them while the party in power has historically been opposed to gay rights. And while the major opposition party, supposed pro-women, is supported by many people who worry about Islamophobia even for legitimate criticism of Islam, such as the way women are treated.
"If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind."
~John Stuart Mill~
No one is saying society would collapse but your arguments would be stronger if it weren't that the slop is visible in different countries around the world. We'll set aside the Silicon Valley discussions to focus just on laws.
Restricting Nazi speech is restricting a form of political expression. This is similar to how China, for example, suppresses promotion of democracy as a political idea.
State suppression of ideas and beliefs is not always limited to the ideas that you find appalling. Russia suppresses any promotion of gay rights as harmful to the country, as do several Arab and African countries.
Germany and Austria, who you seem so fond of, suppress Nazi speech but they also suppress others too. For example, saying that a man had sex with a 9 year old is not generally considered controversial but it is illegal in Austria if that person happens to be Mohammed.
http://end-blasphemy-laws.org/countries/europe/austria/
Concrete examples of this slope are all over the world. Ironically you dismiss them while the party in power has historically been opposed to gay rights. And while the major opposition party, supposed pro-women, is supported by many people who worry about Islamophobia even for legitimate criticism of Islam, such as the way women are treated.
"If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind."
~John Stuart Mill~