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>It feels like letting the lies continue to spread is tearing out democracy apart. and the solution of course is "censorship will be increased until free speec
by trhway 6y ago
>It feels like letting the lies continue to spread is tearing out democracy apart.
and the solution of course is "censorship will be increased until free speech and democracy improves".
- markdown 6y agoWell if you remove the liars ability to broadcast their lies, democracy is improved, isn't it?
- tremon 6y agoOnly if you simultaneously make sure that the truth does get heard.
- DangitBobby 6y agoIsn't this a relatively censorship-free time compared to, say, the 60s? If I wanted to spread some nonsense, I had to get approval from a publisher or editor or radio or TV station that would allow me to put it out there. Now, anyone can say anything for all to see, with the occasional purging of public forums. You can't argue that there's no censorship, but I certainly argue that there's much less. Have we always been proclaiming that free speech is being eroded, or is this merely a product of our time?