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Market place of ideas

A debated concept in where the best way to find what is truthful, optimal, and beneficial for society is to allow ideas to be presented no matter how foreign, incompatible, and inefficient the ideas seem to be in achieving desired outcomes. It is usually used in debates about ideological mismatch of certain individuals, usually migrants, in a Society.

Historically: The concepts historical roots, most notably trace back to John Stewart Mills work on Liberty.

Opponent: the opposing concept is sovereign, self preservation, and others.
Person 1: “we need to ban communist, socialist, Islamists, and overall illiberal, in the classical sense, individuals from immigrating here. Becoming citizens, voting in elections, and serving in office because it's what's best for society.”
Person 2: “no, we need to allow the market place of ideas to take its place to filter out the truth

Person 1: “that doesn't work. We still have socialists around, even after multiple socialists slash remand economies. Failed or only survived and improved after market liberation reforms”
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free marketplace of ideas

Any place on the internet where people like to engage in political debate, sometimes even when that site isn't suitable for such discourse, like twitter or the youtube comment section.
Stop hiding behind your private account and debate me in the free marketplace of ideas!
Cigarette: Northern slang for a cigarette, used oft by mashed up mancunian ravers becasue of the resemblance of a hot(electric)stove to the end of a lit cigarette. Originated circa 1991 in the early halcyon days of the rave culture; we speculate during a drug fuelled hallucination by said manc.
'fuck me noel, i am bolloxed, is that a ciggy in your mouth, or the stove from me 'nans kitchen'/
General use: 'Give us a stove you cunt'
stove by anthony willison March 18, 2004
Word of the Day on August 4, 2026

Walky-Talky 

A derogatory term for able bodied people or people that can walk. This definition was coined by disabled influencer Valerie Weber
Person in wheelchair: “look at that walky-talky over there.”

Friend in wheelchair: *looking at person who is walking* “yeah haha
Walky-Talky by odd muffin October 5, 2021
Word of the Day on August 3, 2026

Scrapnel 

(N) :
All pieces left over after an art project or home improvement.
"After we made the decorations for the party, there was 'scrapnel' all over the floor"
Scrapnel by IceSniper February 22, 2025
Word of the Day on August 2, 2026
A hardo is a person who tries extremely hard at everything. Most times a hardo will try very hard at things that do not require excessive effort. For example, sports practices, gym class, etc.
Wow did you see Jack at practice today? What a hardo!
Hardo by Thuhkilluh September 4, 2014
Word of the Day on August 1, 2026
a sign of love or flirtatious language between two emo people.
do you want to go listen to peirce the veil later? rawr xD

okeeez rawr xD
rawr xD by okeeeeeeeeez July 4, 2016
Word of the Day on July 31, 2026