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Put another way, almost free speech works great for those with power, and badly for everyone else. When people advocate censorship of any kind, they're really
by Mattasher 6y ago
Put another way, almost free speech works great for those with power, and badly for everyone else.
When people advocate censorship of any kind, they're really saying, "I have the correct views held by the establishment, so I'm not worried about it."
- shawnz 6y ago> "I have the correct views held by the establishment, so I'm not worried about it." If the establishment's views are strongly codified and checks and balances are in place to maintain them, is that so bad?
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- walterbell 6y agoIf existing reality seems to "work", is it so bad to exclude non-establishment innovations, while the larger world/markets continue to compete and innovate?
- exolymph 6y agoYes, because you don't know what you don't know, and you won't find out if you don't allow dissent.
- shawnz 6y ago"Almost free speech" doesn't necessarily mean dissent isn't allowed
- raxxorrax 6y agoAlmost free speech isn't acceptable.
- shawnz 6y agoThat is the question being discussed in the thread where you are replying.
- RikNieu 6y agoAlmost. Who decides what "almost" is?
- shawnz 6y agoHopefully the electorate.
- exolymph 6y ago"Dissent as long as a centralized authority permits it" doesn't sound great to me!
- shawnz 6y agoHow is that different from "free speech as long as a centralized authority permits it" like you have now, besides being more specific?
- Aeolun 6y agoObviously. It’s just that I believe the people that would be/are locked up under the current laws (and the laws in my 30ish years of life) deserve what they get. Conversely, I believe there are a lot of people in the US walking around freely that deserve to be locked up.