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"Freedom of Speech" doesn't mean people are supposed to automatically respect or agree with whatever random thing you say. The definition is closer to "Don't ki
by martythemaniak 5y ago
"Freedom of Speech" doesn't mean people are supposed to automatically respect or agree with whatever random thing you say. The definition is closer to "Don't kill people like Navalny because they filmed your dacha". A foreign concept in contemporary Russia.
- spyckie2 5y agoContextually, the person is arguing that being called a russian troll / bot is reducing the quality of discussion and is also shutting up alternative viewpoints. The "freedom of speech" comment is merely a vent, and such generalizations is rarely fact... just like "A foreign concept in contemporary Russia" is a vent and generalization as well.
- sedan_baklazhan 5y agoYou are wrong. I'm not saying everybody should automatically like what I say. The issue here is that virtually nobody (here) cares about what you say as long as you can be "labeled", i.e., labeled as a Russian bot/troll account. That's it.
- martythemaniak 5y agoYour comment history when I replied was precisely one comment. Nobody knows what you want to say, nor what your views are. Generally, you should just say what you want to say and no worry about being down or upvoted. But if your views are indistinguishable from a paid troll's views, that's no one's problem but yours. Maybe you should even reconsider them? At least those guys get paid for posting their talking points.
- sedan_baklazhan 5y agoYou're saying that I should consider changing my views not to be equal to views of accounts who are called "paid trolls" by somebody. Nice approach to self-censorship.
- wcarron 5y agoYou completely missed his point.
- pessimizer 5y agoNo, his point was ignored and a thing he said was commented on.
- wcarron 5y agoIs there a meaningful distinction in this case?
- darthrupert 5y agoYes, you probably should. It's similar to saying that "just because I agree with what nazis say does not mean I am one!" Sure, technically true, but still something to consider a bit.
- d0mine 5y agoSo you equating being Russian with being a nazi. Nice. Propaganda works.
- cribklep 5y ago> It's similar to saying that "just because I agree with what U.S. Democratic Party Spokespeople say does not mean I am one!" Happy?
- darthrupert 5y ago> Propaganda works. I suppose we agree about this at least, but disagree about the degree of its effectiveness on us both. I know that I'm affected by western propaganda. Are you similarily aware?
- ymolodtsov 5y agoAnd that's why you're spending so much time arguing that particular thing instead of presenting your own view? It's like crying out loud about being persecuted before anyone actually did anything to you.