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In an authoritarian regime, free speech is a weapon.
by c3534l 4y ago
In an authoritarian regime, free speech is a weapon.
- rsj_hn 4y agoWhereas in a democracy, free speech is a threat that needs to be controlled in order to prevent "disinformation" or "platforming" dangerous elements. Funny how that works.
- 42e6e8c8-f7b8-4 4y agoYou said "populism" wrong. When the elites don't like a revealed preference of the people they call it "populism". When it is Right, Holy, and True, then it is Democracy.
- c3534l 4y agoThere can be no democracy without the unabridged right to criticise the government.