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because it crosses the line into censorable speech
by blueprint 5y ago
because it crosses the line into censorable speech
- lottin 5y agoPayments are not speech. Find a better argument.
- blueprint 5y agoexcept that sometimes they reduce to speech. especially in cases where there are incidental human rights violations suppressing those payments. the examples why this cannot be left up to arbitrary governments are abundant. so there's nothing wrong with my argument. if you disagree then please show proof. by the way just a heads up I suggest you learn the value of basic human kindness in your manner.
- DonHopkins 5y agoMy definition of basic human kindness includes NOT shilling and trying to defend and justify get-rich-quick pyramid schemes and fraudulent scams, under the pretense of not wanting to pay your taxes.
- blueprint 5y ago
- lottin 5y agoSpeech is the use of language to communicate ideas and thoughts. A payment is not speech. Paying involves transmitting of a financial asset. It doesn't involve the use of language to communicate ideas and thoughts. Therefore, it's not speech. You can't arbitrarily decide that something is speech, just because it suits your interests. This is not how things work.
- blueprint 5y agoof course it uses language. it's called a protocol for a reason. god this debate is tiresome.
- lottin 5y agoWhatever. Good luck convincing anyone that a financial transaction is speech.
- blueprint 5y agoI don't need to, mr. creates-strawmen-to-try-to-avoid-the-real-discussion. Many people already hold the view that certain financial activities reduce to the freedom to speak or pursue happiness. It didn't come from me. Good luck convincing anyone that you've ever experienced real threats to your human rights.