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If one has to equate information with direct physical violence before arguing for suppression of information, what does that say about the validity of the argum
by bondarchuk 4y ago
If one has to equate information with direct physical violence before arguing for suppression of information, what does that say about the validity of the argument? If it's so important to suppress certain information one should be able to argue for this in terms of information qua information, without having to falsely equate it to literal physical violence first.
It's also quite constructive to conceive of "disinformation" as information (as opposed to physical violence) because it leads naturally to the realization that the remedy should be in the realm of information as well (education, establishing trust, trustworthy or verifiable information from trusted sources, etc..), instead of violence (suppression, shutting down, imprisonment).
- squeaky-clean 4y ago"The pen is mightier than the sword" isn't a new idea.
- bondarchuk 4y agoSo then use the pen and not the sword, to fight "disinformation". Also that quote does not necessarily equate information with physical violence ("mighty" is something quite different), which is what I am objecting to.