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Sadly people everywhere seem to support erosion of freedoms if their opponents get oppressed. All kinds of freedoms can be eroded as long as you can sell them a
by crop_rotation 3y ago
Sadly people everywhere seem to support erosion of freedoms if their opponents get oppressed. All kinds of freedoms can be eroded as long as you can sell them as being used to hurt the "bad guys", whatever the bad guys means in any country.
- EA-3167 3y agoThat's just human nature, tribalism justifies everything. It's why echo chambers are so appealing to so many people, and why they devolve into meme-slinging and a lack of critical thought.
- matheusmoreira 3y agoEcho chambers and political tribalism are one thing. Government and courts using police forces to coerce your speech is quite another. Uncritical discourse is sad but it does not excuse this blatant censorship.
- crop_rotation 3y agoYeah courts unilaterally deciding what political advocacy is disinformation or not is just a monarchy in disguise. It is just like the King deciding what is good for the Kingdom .By the way your comments on the current situation in Brazil have been so eye opening to me as an outsider. I did my own research and the more I read, the more shocked I become.
- matheusmoreira 3y agoThere's plenty more in my comments and submissions history. I can make a list of links if you'd like. This is where it began: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33312582 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33312582 Other brazilians here on HN have also corrected me on points where I was wrong, I learned plenty from them even in in cases where I didn't agree.
- Akronymus 3y ago> It's why echo chambers are so appealing to so many people When I realized just how much of an echo chamber I built myself a few years ago, I essentially forced myself to develop a habit of seeking out "the other sides" opinions. One of the better decisions in my life.