Quote Originally Posted by Rhyfelwyr View Post
OK, I've obviously caused some confusion, and it seems to be my fault. I am talking about those extreme, ideologically-driven versions of libertarianism, where the private and public sphere must be kept seperate. The reasoning behind this being that some individuals private beliefs may offend others when aired in the public sphere, and since this is form of harming others, this cannot be tolerated in a 'pure' libertarian system.
Your reasoning, perhaps, but no reasoning of any libertarian has led to that conclusion.

That's because there is no right to not be offended. No libertarian would say there is. The only place you'd find such things encoded into law is in a society pathetically crippled by nigh-overwhelming political correctness.

but when does freedom of speech begin to harm society.
Libel and slander, which is why it's against the law in the US.

CR