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Re: A contribution to ongoing terminology work

Nick Hilliard <nick@foobar.org> Fri, 02 April 2021 15:46 UTC

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Subject: Re: A contribution to ongoing terminology work
To: "Salz, Rich" <rsalz=40akamai.com@dmarc.ietf.org>
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Salz, Rich wrote on 02/04/2021 15:56:
> Yes. A group may decide that an absolutism argument for free speech
> is not worth the cost of the negative impact of some of those in the
> group. Generally the group hopes that the individual members all
> agree with such a trade-off, but particularly during a time of
> change, it can be difficult.
> 
> We call it being polite.

Freedom of speech also gives us the right not to say things, if we feel 
that those things would be viewed as hostile.  This is not 
self-censorship, but the exercise of a right.  Politeness is the dial 
which shows us where that balance lies.

Nick

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