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You make a good point but what you're talking about is effectively the beginning of the end of liberalism. While it sounds simple to say in this case that "peop
by tynpeddler 8y ago
You make a good point but what you're talking about is effectively the beginning of the end of liberalism. While it sounds simple to say in this case that "people aren't rational, therefore we're going to control their speech and we're technically a private company so nah nah nah," you are in fact opening a huge can of worms with incredibly far reaching consequences. I don't blame Facebook for refusing to take a stand on this point. As much as people like to accuse Facebook and Zuckerberg of being greedy and arrogant, I think on this point they've shown a remarkable amount of humility. Sticking to the same principles that have guided humanity's most successful decisions for the past 200+ years while being constantly mocked by the mob shows an incredible amount of restraint. People who think no platforming tens of millions of people is a simple decision are the reckless and arrogant ones with no regard for how serious such a decision really is.
If tens of millions of Americans lack the competence and morality to be allowed to talk freely amongst themselves, why do we let them raise kids and vote?
- bena 8y ago"When the mob and the press and the whole world tell you to move, your job is to plant yourself like a tree beside the river of truth, and tell the whole world-- "No, you move."