Editorial: A recently passed law limits freedom of speech in order to silence dissenters. It has been said that those who are ignorant of history will repeat its patterns. If this is true, then those responsible for passing the law must be ignorant of a great deal of history. Historically, silencing dissenters has tended to promote undemocratic policies and the establishment of authoritarian regimes.
The statement that 'certain freedoms might sometimes need to be limited in order to ensure the protection of certain other freedoms' is an example of an argument that the editorialist's reasoning fails to take into account.