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You may be educated or motivated enough to determine the wheat from the chaff, but a good deal of the (voting) population is not.
by faitswulff 3y ago
You may be educated or motivated enough to determine the wheat from the chaff, but a good deal of the (voting) population is not.
- Calamitous 3y ago“People are so dumb, we have to protect them from ideas we think are dangerous”?
- faitswulff 3y agoOr protect others. Look up stochastic terrorism for an example of unfettered access to bad ideas. In fact, I’ll save you some key strokes: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stochastic_terrorism https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stochastic_terrorism
- thsksbd 3y agoAn entry on wikipedia (great source, btw) doesn't make something real.
- bavell 3y agoAh yes, therefore we should treat everyone like children who need our protection. Wait, we're going to need some extra power so we can properly protect them. Yeah, we'll probably need a big budget too. And we know what's right and wrong so we need to take swift and bold action against these cretins - I mean citizens - who are espousing the wrong views. What a lovely free and liberal society we have. And it just so happens our kids are learning less and less in school [0]... darn, I guess we'll have to crackdown even harder and triple the budget.... [0] https://foxbaltimore.com/news/project-baltimore/state-test-results-23-baltimore-schools-have-zero-students-proficient-in-math-jovani-patterson-maryland-comprehensive-assessment-program-maryland-governor-wes-moore https://foxbaltimore.com/news/project-baltimore/state-test-r...
- faitswulff 3y agoThe biggest problem with a total lack of moderation is stochastic terrorism. As a response to gp mentions, people attacking fiber optic cables for “causing covid” is a problem that can’t simply be refuted logically.
- nvm0n2 3y agoWhat exactly is "stochastic terrorism"?
- notacoward 3y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stochastic_terrorism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stochastic_terrorism The term has been well known in public-policy discussions for at least a decade. The basic idea goes back a loooooong time, at least to 1170 when Henry II of England asked, "Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?" (meaning Thomas Becket). Thus he ensured that someone would and did, even though he didn't know who, where, or how. The fatwa against Salman Rushdie could serve as a contemporary example that also predates what wiki-editors seem aware of. Offering a clear path to gain favor is almost as good as an order. Nowadays, when a prominent US politician says "these people are {killing babies|sexualizing children|stealing an election} and something should be done about it" then it becomes increasingly likely that violent acts will follow, even though no specific or direct order was given. It's a way to rule by fear while supposedly retaining deniability, but anybody who has been paying attention can see right through it and it's beginning to look as though the legal system might catch up.
- nobodyandproud 3y agoI agree that inciting riots and violence is not something to tolerate, but what’s new about this? I am not a lawyer but we’ve had these same discourses during the 1960s (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandenburg_v._Ohio https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandenburg_v._Ohio)
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- ta1243 3y agoIt's unlikely. It's not just how educated an motivated you are, you don't have enough time to be an expert in everything. There are billion dollar industries designed to change your mind and get you to act against your best interest without you even recognising it, but people think they are "free thinkers".
- thsksbd 3y agoA bit paternalistic, no? How do you feel about literacy tests for voting? Presumably you're all in.