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I always wonder what truly unlimited free speech would mean. How is it possible that perjury would be a crime? Fraud - just free speech right? And if money is s
by hotpotamus 4y ago
I always wonder what truly unlimited free speech would mean. How is it possible that perjury would be a crime? Fraud - just free speech right? And if money is speech, then corruption is just free speech as well. It doesn't really feel like it breaks the system down, it's more like does/did the system even exist?
- rbanffy 4y agoFree speech exists for a reason - to allow a society to introspect and for truth to be explored and expressed. When one monetizes lies and conspiracy theories, manufacturing false narratives as truth, speech ceases to offer a positive value to society and its freedom should be less protected. The justice system is designed to find out the truth about disputed events or actions. Deliberately lying to it is a direct attack on its mission and should be considered a criminal offence.
- onlyrealcuzzo 4y ago> Deliberately lying to it is a direct attack on its mission and should be considered a criminal offence. This is almost the definition of perjury.
- jokethrowaway 4y agoNone of the things you mentioned are free speech. The crime is deceiving through lies and fraud (or bribes), speech is just the tool used to achieve that.