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Who decides who is lying? If the media and government are in bed today, won't that get worse when the government can arbitrate what truth is harming the not ma

Who decides who is lying? If the media and government are in bed today, won't that get worse when the government can arbitrate what truth is harming the not mainstream media?

Mezzie 5y ago
At this point I think the best chance of implementation would be something like the Board of Labor, OSHA, or some open source bug reporting where specific lies can be be reported and fined/punished for. Maybe random audits like the IRS. I'd like the determination to lie with the public, but the issue is coupling determination from enforcement given how intertwined information control is with power. Right now? It wouldn't work. It's an angry pipe dream.
- dotnet00 5y ago
  A ministry that decides on truths? I wonder what that could be called!
  - Mezzie 5y ago
    The Ministry of Lies, obviously. Point taken.
    - dotnet00 5y ago
      Tbh I wasn't really making a point, I just thought it was a funny association
      - Mezzie 5y ago
        It's a point and a good one: It got me to think of the purpose of said angry pipe dream and if it was a productive use of my time! Also I always love a good Orwell reference.