Hidden Brain
Hidden Brain
Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam
Hiding Behind Free Speech
27 minutes Posted Sep 4, 2017 at 6:00 pm.
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Several weeks ago, white supremacists took to the streets of Charlottesville, Virginia, in a demonstration that left many Americans asking a lot of questions. Who are we as a nation? What do we stand for, and what do we tolerate? The United States goes further than many other countries to protect speech — even hate-filled speech like that used in Charlottesville. In this episode, we look at how people use free speech arguments, and why the motivations behind these arguments may not be apparent — even to the people making them.