How am I missing the point? There is no point. We can choose as humans how we deal with speech we find offensive.
Free speech as a right was thought of by people that deemed offensive speech to have inherent protection. Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Free speech as a right was thought of by people that deemed offensive speech to have inherent protection. Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
https://www.un.org/en/about-us/universal-declaration-of-huma...