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> A free speech absolutist should attempt to preserve the opinions ... Sadly framing opinions as opinions has been eroded by those who present them as facts (i
by beardyw 4y ago
> A free speech absolutist should attempt to preserve the opinions ...
Sadly framing opinions as opinions has been eroded by those who present them as facts (ie possibly lies) and those who believe lies are also free speech. The old maxim about not shouting "fire!" in a crowded theatre perhaps needs to be properly codified.
- ablatt89 4y agoI think you have to be careful here, given CNN is likely to label opinions/facts from Fox News as lies, and Fox News is likely to label opinions/facts as lies. False claims of certain emergency events, such as claiming there's a fire or gun shooting, are clearly different than interpretation of political events.