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“Voltaire hablaba del derecho de los ciudadanos a expresar su opinión y a hacer la crítica del poder. A eso se le llama libertad de expresión. Sin embargo, la manera en que le hables a tu vecino no entra en esa categoría. Ahí hay siempre una frontera natural: el Otro. En todo lo que digas, en todo lo que hagas, has de tener en cuenta al Otro. Naturalmente que puedes ignorarlo, pero eso tiene sus consecuencias. Una de las más comunes es la hostilidad, el odio y, en algún momento, incluso la guerra. Y que te ocultes detrás de Voltaire, no ayuda.”

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Otra vida por vivir

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