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I guess we have what, 10 years until they carve a "trolling" or "hate speech" exception out of the first amendment? Such already exists everywhere else except f

I guess we have what, 10 years until they carve a "trolling" or "hate speech" exception out of the first amendment? Such already exists everywhere else except for U.S. It's interesting. It used to be that the average American's 5-6 hours of daily media consumption was produced entirely by what 4-5 corporations? Thats literally ~400 million people's media coming from maybe a couple thousand people. How is that good? If "trolling" [which I think is really just a code word for "exposure to interpretations of reality with which I disagree"] is the price of more diverse, more informative media, then so what?

Vraxx 10y ago
We obviously need some sort of line drawn. Expressing your view should definitely be okay, whether others agree with it or not. Mass harassment is entirely different. It's like how speech isn't protected when you're ordering somebody to kill someone, it's fundamentally different.
Sideloader 10y ago
Shhh...don't make the people think about, like, complicated stuff or accept the presence of ideas or opinions they may not agree with. Because that's what is happening. A person who floats a "controversial" opinion that goes against or challenges "accepted" (i.e. imposed) orthodoxy is considered barely more acceptable than a bitter asshole with issues who threatens to rape or kill his ex-girlfriend. Simply asking how encouraging perpetual victimhood empowers women and ethnic minorities is more often than not met with incredulous outrage and accusations. There is no room for debate - one either is with them or against them. Nuance and honest debate are for privileged people dontcha know. Only POC, LGBTQ who buy into victim culture and "womyn" are allowed to express their opinions without interference. Check your privege buddy or GTFO!

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I guess we have what, 10 years until they carve a "trolling" or "hate speech" exception out of the first amendment? Such already exists everywhere else except f

by reader5000 10y ago

Vraxx 10y ago
We obviously need some sort of line drawn. Expressing your view should definitely be okay, whether others agree with it or not. Mass harassment is entirely different. It's like how speech isn't protected when you're ordering somebody to kill someone, it's fundamentally different.
Sideloader 10y ago
Shhh...don't make the people think about, like, complicated stuff or accept the presence of ideas or opinions they may not agree with. Because that's what is happening. A person who floats a "controversial" opinion that goes against or challenges "accepted" (i.e. imposed) orthodoxy is considered barely more acceptable than a bitter asshole with issues who threatens to rape or kill his ex-girlfriend. Simply asking how encouraging perpetual victimhood empowers women and ethnic minorities is more often than not met with incredulous outrage and accusations. There is no room for debate - one either is with them or against them. Nuance and honest debate are for privileged people dontcha know. Only POC, LGBTQ who buy into victim culture and "womyn" are allowed to express their opinions without interference. Check your privege buddy or GTFO!