Do you agree with this thought?

[msc545]

The way to counter bad speech is with more speech, not more consequences for speech.

I agree:

I don't agree, and I will or have explained why:

[BetaBucks]

Yes, unless the speech is spam, so more speech just equals more spam. Like, imagine someone just keeps posting scrambled letters all over GAG. Nothing we could say would undo that. Or if someone's literally screeching on a microphone in front of your house at 2am. There's no ability to communicate with that. But as for disrespectful and mean speech, never ban it. Let us challenge it. Let other people see the strong arguments that challenge it. Besides, do you really want the cops to be the arbiters of what is allowed to be said?

[exitseven]

The way to counter bad speech is with good speech. Simply shouting somebody down or censoring them is not the answer.

[msc545]

ok, good speech. Not the point.

[exitseven]

@msc545 it is what you wrote.

[msc545]

I'm aware of that. However, this is not cast in stone and a little thinking on your part would have gone a long way here.

[exitseven]

yes, there is a lot of that going around.

[exitseven]

Thanks for the MHO

[purplepoppy]

No I don't because you just end up with a lot of noise and no one listening to anything but their own voice. The problem we have today is any idiot with a computer can get their message out fae easier than ever before and with so many idiots out there the voices of intelligent reasonable people are drown out. We now live in world where a funny facebook meme carries more weight than a scientific paper.

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

Agree

[Anonymous]

No. I think you counter bad speech with good action. Hate begets hates.

[Sevenpointfive]

no. you correct the problem and use it more

[msc545]

There is no way to correct speech. People say what they say. Once it's set it can't be taken back or fixed.

[Sevenpointfive]

i had a speech therapist when i was like 5. it fixed the problem

[msc545]

It didn't fix what words you used.

[Sevenpointfive]

it did. why is that surprising?

[msc545]

Do you mean to say it fixed your ideas?

[Sevenpointfive]

i won't give up my thought oh!!

[NathanDavis]

no... that's just being stupid

[DrPepper12]

What do you mean "bad speech" what consequences?

[Pterodon]

I’ll agree with that