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"In nations where millions of people hold diverse beliefs, who gets to decide exactly when speech becomes “harmful” and which people should be protected from of
by tomlockwood 4y ago
"In nations where millions of people hold diverse beliefs, who gets to decide exactly when speech becomes “harmful” and which people should be protected from offensive or critical speech?"
I don't know, maybe we could all get together and collectively decide with some kind of voting mechanism??? Or, if voting every time is too onerous, we could elect a "representative" to stand in for our views? Just a thought!
- tempnow987 4y agoBut are we allowed to even discuss the topics - or will folks be burned / punched for even discussing the ideas?
- tomlockwood 4y agoWho isn't allowing us to discuss the topics?
- HonestOp001 4y agoThe news media, journalists, anti- whatever activists. Look at coronavirus and the lock step nature of journalism when people said the truth about distancing not being effective, keep the schools open, etc. people were banned from Twitter, YouTube pulled down videos and / or bd special pop ups to tell you to be wary about this person’s point of view.
- tomlockwood 4y agoAnd yet, I see this sentiment constantly and this point of view discussed.
- poszlem 4y agoYes, it's a great idea to let people decide what is and isn't true. We know that the more people decide something the better decision they make, that's why mobs of people are known for their cold and rational approach to issues. We could even go one step further and establish the dictatorship of the proletariat and they could decide what is and isn't true. We would have an office, let's call it General Directorate for the Protection of State Secrets in the Press. Главлит in short.
- tomlockwood 4y agoOk, we can vote to allow individuals to instead unilaterally decide what is or isn't true, a system which also has zero problems! People are, after all, known for their cold and rational approach to issues.
- HonestOp001 4y agoTyranny of the majority is the problem with this.
- tomlockwood 4y agoWe can absolutely vote to dissolve this representative democracy and have as little tyranny as possible!