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You're confused. Expressing your opinion, even on twitter, is an act of (written, typed) speech. Preventing someone from expressing themselves, when they have
by verisimi 4y ago
You're confused.
Expressing your opinion, even on twitter, is an act of (written, typed) speech.
Preventing someone from expressing themselves, when they have done no wrong, is an action.
- blitzar 4y agoAn act of speech is an action. Preventing someone from expressing themselves is an action.
- verisimi 4y agoTo clarify, I mean an action against another person. This is as per the golden rule, do no harm. If you speak, you are doing no harm. If you prevent someone speaking, you are.
- MrMan 4y agothe use of propaganda, which is effective, trivially invalidates your statement asserting that speech can do no harm.
- verisimi 4y agoBut who is propagandising who? Who has the truth? Is it the government and the media, or are they the worst of the worst? How would you know what the truth is? Is the truth a consensus, or can everyone be wrong? In this technological age, it is easy to conceive how a false message can be disseminated widely. How can you discern truth from reality? In the absence of certainty, you have to allow the free flow of information. You might think that people are screening/filtering information for you, but it is surely evident that they can also be doing this for their own benefit? Information is power, as it drives your beliefs, and then your actions.