Brewsterbudgen, you're still arguing against something I didn't say. I never said that the legal consequences for expressing an opinion are “equivalent” to the death penalty. Those are your words, not mine. I said that I am more concerned about the erosion of freedom of expression in a supposedly civilised society than I am about the execution of people lawfully convicted of the most brutal murders. You may find that view astonishing, but it is nevertheless the view I expressed. More importantly, you originally didn't merely disagree with my priorities. You said my claim about freedom of expression in Britain was “complete nonsense” and “not true,” and when I challenged that dismissal, you asked me to provide evidence. I did exactly that. Since then, the argument has migrated from “it isn't true,” to “those examples aren't recent enough,” and now to “you equated it with the death penalty.” I did no such thing. If you want to say that you consider capital punishment a greater threat to a civilised society than restrictions on freedom of expression, fair enough. We disagree. But please disagree with what I actually said rather than repeatedly recasting my argument into something easier to attack. And yes, I'm quite happy to leave it there.
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