Lesson 1
Remembering harmful history
it's the classic saying those who forget history are doomed to repeat it so it's a really like lame excuse for some people to just be horrible how can you teach a dog to a Nazi...
Language: enDuration: 2 min
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Free speech and its limits
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Lesson 2
The meaning of free speech
its Essence yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah you think you can just say whatever you like yeah without any restriction sort of like not yeah I mean there's not 100 but generally yeah do...
Language: enDuration: 2 min
Lesson 3
Limits and punishments
but then are there what's the nuances are there like how would you restrict things how would you sort of punish people if it's if you believe in its entirety like can you just g...
Language: enDuration: 2 min
Lesson 4
Using free speech to spread hate
it's it can be sort of like the idea of freedom of speech can be really butchered in a sense like just say some crazy sort of like bigotry nonsense and then the power of it yeah...
Language: enDuration: 2 min
Lesson 5
Responding to racial slurs
so so let's say this person screaming racial slurs we should just let them do that and everyone just avoid them don't listen to him or how do you I don't know it would be if I d...
Language: enDuration: 2 min
Lesson 6
Legal and social consequences
arrested suede is that the route you want to go down and if not then how what's the punishment then is it like a cultural punishment like social culling like rejection yeah I me...
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Lesson 7
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Language: enDuration: 2 min
Lesson 8
Expressing opinions in public
you know there's obviously public debates that uh is very Fierce these days and um but but it does exist do you feel like you can are free to express yourself yeah what in speec...
Language: enDuration: 2 min
Lesson 9
Opinions without nuance
um but do you know what I mean like um I think that people are not very good with nuance and uh are very self-righteous about their opinions these days more than they used to be...
Language: enDuration: 2 min
Lesson 10
Protection from offensive speech
a perfect world where people should not be but we're up no we bubble wrapped enough I think to be honest I really do I think that's really tough because obviously when it's from...
Language: enDuration: 2 min
Lesson 11
Changing views on old content
so like something was spoken about back then people didn't seem like offensive or something definitely could be taken that way now so it's I think like deleting it or getting ri...
Language: enDuration: 2 min
Lesson 12
Learning from the past
it's the classic saying those who forget history are doomed to repeat it I sort of like something we should promote to follow but I think it's kind of a good life lesson to see...
Language: enDuration: 2 min
Lesson 13
Using comedy to reduce tension
comedians they do it because it helps them feel better and diffuses words diffuses yeah diffuses everything yeah it makes you like yeah diffuses probably a good word yeah I thin...
Language: enDuration: 2 min
Lesson 14
The law and real-life context
category that might be offensive and you know is completely legal I think legal systems are very binary yeah and but in real life context as they say is everything yeah and just...
Language: enDuration: 2 min
Lesson 15
Speaking openly about serious issues
you needs to be known about does it make it easier or harder don't sugarcoat that word it's a serious matter and it should be known about yeah like the more people that know abo...
Language: enDuration: 2 min
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