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Scared about lockdown restrictions being lifted

NAS73354

Hi, I'm Chris and I'm new here.

I feel scared about the lifting of lockdown restrictions. I'm on the spectrum, I'm 53. With lockdown restrictions, I didn't have to deal with the outside world too much. But as lockdown restrictions are being eased, the impatience of everyone else is very scary. Are there any fellow autistics who feel the same as me. 

I am married with no children. I live in Bermondsey.

Thanks

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  • in reply to Deleted user

    Hey perhaps I will tell you how important is freedom of speech to our society

    "the freedom of speech is the mechanism by which we keep our society functioning it's in consequence of free speech and ability to speak that people can put their finger on problems articulate what those problems are solve them and come to a consensus and we risk losing that now you can say there should be reasonable restrictions on free speech and that's the case you shouldn't be allowed to yell fire in a crouded theather and reasonable people can discuss and debate what these restrictions should be but we can't debate the fact that putting restrictions on free speech is something dangerous beyond comprehension and that's what we're faced with" - Jordan Peterson 

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  • in reply to Deleted user

    Hey perhaps I will tell you how important is freedom of speech to our society

    "the freedom of speech is the mechanism by which we keep our society functioning it's in consequence of free speech and ability to speak that people can put their finger on problems articulate what those problems are solve them and come to a consensus and we risk losing that now you can say there should be reasonable restrictions on free speech and that's the case you shouldn't be allowed to yell fire in a crouded theather and reasonable people can discuss and debate what these restrictions should be but we can't debate the fact that putting restrictions on free speech is something dangerous beyond comprehension and that's what we're faced with" - Jordan Peterson 

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  • in reply to Jacob D

    Fortunately the laws of the UK don't reflect your opinions and people are protected from abuse.

  • in reply to M

    I'm sorry to disagree I actually believe in total freedom of speech I don't say that there is no such thing as hate speech or the offence of religious feelings but these are not specific things law must be clear and specific punishment for these subjective offences do often make more harm than good because not only is it often injust but also it provides the opportunity for the government to move further in these laws and then society tends towards totalitarianism 

    And of course freedom of speech hasn't always been a qualified right and examples are not hard to find well nazi germany soviet union china today or even the social media Trump was blocked recently and facebook has deleted my two posts once for some reason so freedom of speech is precious thing without it there is no free society

    But that's just my opinion

  • in reply to Jacob D

    Freedom.of speech has always been a qualified right. That's like thinking you can post hate speech and just claim this right. Abuse and dangerous views no not qualify as a human right.