The answer to hateful or nasty or just plain stupid speech, most free speech advocates agree, is more speech.
Most people agree that speech is a fundamental right.
In the light of such harms (which go far beyond "offence"), most of the contributors agree that speech on the internet is under-regulated.
Most agree the speech was aimed at rallying support for the Democrats ahead of the 2016 election, and few see much chance of him getting ambitious tax proposals through the Republican-dominated Congress.
All sides of a society can agree that speech should be free.
But while all agree the speech was beautiful and moving, no two people can agree on exactly what she was saying -- except for the part where she celebrated being 50, and we're certainly down with that.
At the same time, it was agreed that the speech would have flexible language that would give the military free license to win a war.
Mr. Plouffe did not choose the venue for this speech, Georgetown University did, and nonetheless -- by mutual agreement with the Washington Speakers Bureau -- agreed that the speech would be off the record.
And people listening to the speech agreed.
And he enthusiastically agreed that the speech should be given on Governors Island, in sight of the Statue of Liberty.
