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>minimum level of decorum Free speech doesn't mean much? Entire nations were founded on the basis of individual rights to bitch about things they don't like,
by mmjaa 10y ago
>minimum level of decorum
Free speech doesn't mean much? Entire nations were founded on the basis of individual rights to bitch about things they don't like, without incurring oppressive retaliation.
Really, this is imperialism versus the free market. Either you harden up and listen to the people whose participation influences your survival directly (i.e. customers), or you go out of business.
In this case, the latter condition appears appropriate.
- deadbunny 10y ago> Entire nations were founded on the basis of individual rights to bitch about things they don't like, without incurring oppressive retaliation. From the Government.
- rapht 10y ago> From the Government. Because we shouldn't be protected from business interests when they get too powerful?
- IncRnd 10y agoThe discussion is about words, and no you shouldn't be protected from the words and speech coming from business interests.
- quirkafleeg 10y agoThat's not even remotely what he was saying people should be protected from WRT business.
- IncRnd 10y agoWords were exactly the subject of his parent comment.
- mmjaa 10y agoOne mans business is another mans government. Yes, we should be protected from business interests when they usurp our basic rights to free speech. We should be protected - by our governments - whenever our rights are misused/abused. What else is government for if its not to protect our basic rights?