Criticism is not the same as censorship. Infractions against free speech generally occur when one party resorts to harassment or threats in order to silence the other – a common feature of today’s ‘cancel culture’ – or if the state attempts to criminalise those who deviate from the popularly accepted thresholds of polite expression. We all have a right to incivility, just as we have the right to opinions that are considered to be beyond the purview of permissible thought. Likewise, those who wish to criticise such forms of dissent are free to express their disapproval however they see fit
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Criticism
