Speech is the way that humans exchange thoughts. This is fundamental to the western worlds stability and peaceful (mostly) democratic process. In the arena of discourse, force is the opposite of speech. Force is deployed for one purpose in this arena, to silence, and the ultimate version of this is to take someone's life. Once a person is dead, they are no longer able to form or share thoughts. Force is the opposite of speech.
In the west we enjoy the right to free speech. We do not have the right to free application of force - you are welcome to read the libertarian philosopher John Stuart Mill to explain why this is. The recent outpouring of violence by the "tolerant left" in the US, and subgroups within it, are disgusting. There can be no excuse for this violent behavior. In some circumstances it can be defined as terrorism. Those who engage in it need to be brought to justice.
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