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In a proper free society, you should be allowed to make jokes about absolutely anything.
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The quote argues that a genuinely free society should not ban jokes simply because of their subject. “Absolutely anything” makes the claim deliberately broad: no topic is placed outside the reach of humor. It expresses a principle of permission, not a claim that every joke is kind, wise, or well received.
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