Andrew Doyle - Free Speech And Why It Matters | Modern Wisdom Podcast #283

Andrew Doyle is Titania McGrath, a comedian and a writer. Free speech is one of the core tenets of a modern liberal society, and yet we are seeing restrictions being placed on it across the West. In the UK Hate Speech Laws have been introduced and even America is looking at amending the amendment. Expect to learn what Andrew thinks about Donald Trump being removed from Twitter, whether cancel culture exists, why Miley Cyrus' genital preference is dangerous, what future humans will think when they look back on this period of history and much more... Sponsors: Get 20% discount on the best coffee in Britain with Uncommon Coffee’s entire range at http://uncommoncoffee.co.uk/ (use code MW20) Extra Stuff: Buy Free Speech - https://amzn.to/3a4afyD Buy Titania McGrath's new book - https://amzn.to/36KRNdd Follow Andrew on Twitter - https://twitter.com/andrewdoyle_com Get my free Ultimate Life Hacks List to 10x your daily productivity → https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom #andrewdoyle #freespeech #chriswilliamson - 00:00 Intro 00:14 Why Free Speech Matters 07:49 Is Free Speech a Partisan Issue? 14:05 Confusing World of Gender 18:29 The Times’ Hit Piece on Jordan Peterson 28:36 Does Cancel Culture Exist? 34:12 Criminalising Critical Thinking 39:45 The ‘N-Word’ & Free Speech 48:58 How Will Future Humanity See Us? 53:08 Trump & Social Media Censorship 1:00:56 University Deplatforming 1:03:16 Lived Experience & Truth 1:06:19 Free Speech Under Biden 1:13:20 Where to Find Andrew - Listen to all episodes online. Search "Modern Wisdom" on any Podcast App or click here: iTunes: https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/modern-wisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: modernwisdompodcast@gmail.com

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Feb 15, 20211h 14mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: February 15, 2021
Duration: 1h 14m
Channel: Modern Wisdom
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Andrew Doyle is Titania McGrath, a comedian and a writer. Free speech is one of the core tenets of a modern liberal society, and yet we are seeing restrictions being placed on it across the West. In the UK Hate Speech Laws have been introduced and even America is looking at amending the amendment. Expect to learn what Andrew thinks about Donald Trump being removed from Twitter, whether cancel culture exists, why Miley Cyrus' genital preference is dangerous, what future humans will think when they look back on this period of history and much more... Sponsors: Get 20% discount on the best coffee in Britain with Uncommon Coffee’s entire range at http://uncommoncoffee.co.uk/ (use code MW20) Extra Stuff: Buy Free Speech - https://amzn.to/3a4afyD Buy Titania McGrath's new book - https://amzn.to/36KRNdd Follow Andrew on Twitter - https://twitter.com/andrewdoyle_com Get my free Ultimate Life Hacks List to 10x your daily productivity → https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom #andrewdoyle #freespeech #chriswilliamson - 00:00 Intro 00:14 Why Free Speech Matters 07:49 Is Free Speech a Partisan Issue? 14:05 Confusing World of Gender 18:29 The Times’ Hit Piece on Jordan Peterson 28:36 Does Cancel Culture Exist? 34:12 Criminalising Critical Thinking 39:45 The ‘N-Word’ & Free Speech 48:58 How Will Future Humanity See Us? 53:08 Trump & Social Media Censorship 1:00:56 University Deplatforming 1:03:16 Lived Experience & Truth 1:06:19 Free Speech Under Biden 1:13:20 Where to Find Andrew - Listen to all episodes online. Search "Modern Wisdom" on any Podcast App or click here: iTunes: https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/modern-wisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: modernwisdompodcast@gmail.com

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EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Modern Wisdom, featuring Andrew Doyle and Chris Williamson, Andrew Doyle - Free Speech And Why It Matters | Modern Wisdom Podcast #283 explores andrew Doyle Defends Free Speech Against Woke Censorship And Hysteria Andrew Doyle and Chris Williamson explore why free speech is the foundational freedom underpinning liberal democracy, innovation, and personal autonomy. Doyle distinguishes clearly between state or institutional punishment and social responses like criticism or protest, arguing that only the former threatens free expression. They examine contemporary distortions around free speech, cancel culture, identity politics, and big tech censorship, contending that many debates are built on straw men and bad-faith arguments. Throughout, Doyle warns of growing intolerance, the pathologizing of dissent, and a cultural shift toward policing language, thoughts, and artistic representation.

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