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RE: dTube: What Word/Phrase Screams Ignorance When Someone Uses It?
"Freedom of speech doesn't mean freedom from consequences."
The people who say this think free speech is only for the First Amendment and the government, not a broader principle. They also seem to use it as an excuse for their own censorious nature.
actually, I think your statement is completely wrong
I can't recall any time I've heard that phrase where the person wasn't saying it to justify censorship.
Edit: To be clear, it's not that the phrase is incorrect, it's how I've seen it used.
Depends what you mean by "Consequences". Nowadays I've seen more people cry "free speech" to escape criticism than I've seen people actually censored. Sometimes people aren't anti-speech, they are just anti-bullshit.
Speech can have social consequences that aren't censorship, sure, but when I hear this phrase it seems to always be coming from someone who is ignoring that free speech is a broader principle and simultaneously advocating for or defending the censorship of someone.