Quote Originally Posted by Violet_Galaxy View Post
No. "Freedom of speech" does not equate to "Freedom from consequences"...

Just for hte sake of discussion, saying "Freedom of Speech doesnt mean you haev freedom from consequences" is a meaningless statement. Everything you do has a 'consequence'. Freedom to turn on the light in your room has the consequence that your room will be lit up and youll be using electricity. Its a meaningless statement to say when discussing freedom of speech and is often used as a dismissal tactic rather than address the core of the point - namely being able to speak your mind and having people self determine what to do rather than having a system crack down on your expression.

So this would be a person saying "Hur Dur The moon is made of cheese" and people on an individual level deciding that they dont have to listen to you (so they block you), dont care (take no action), or engage with you to discuss the statement. What people dont want is when someoen says "Hur Dur the moon is made of cheese" for another person to say "I should not even have to bother hearing that blasphemy. GMs punish this heathen!" which results in said person being silenced/banned.

There is more distinction and nuance but thats the over/under. But yeah saying "no freedom of consequences" is moot. Everyone knows theres going to be some kind of consequence. Its just a matter of what that is and who it infringes on.

Now back to whatever were talking about again.