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Sure, but so what. I don't want the government to censor my social media feeds to remove foreign trolls. That's my problem, and inevitably government efforts to
by Bostonian 3y ago
Sure, but so what. I don't want the government to censor my social media feeds to remove foreign trolls. That's my problem, and inevitably government efforts to silence foreign trolls would be expanded to suit the governing party.
The U.S. tries to influence politics in other countries. Recently Senate majority leader Schumer publicly called for new elections in Israel. I don't think the Israeli government should try to protect its citizens from such foreign interference.
- Finnucane 3y ago[flagged]
- Bostonian 3y agoDefending free speech does not mean I'm in cahoots with Putin.
- Arnt 3y agoNo, your intention is to defend foreign trolls' freedom of speech. The most significant foreign trolls now are Putin's, so in effect you're in cahoots with Putin, but: Intention ≠ effect. Stalin had people like you in mind when he spoke of useful idiots. But despite that, I admire your principles stance. I really do. It takes guts to remain principled when the effects are so clearly in favor of someone like Putin.
- MilnerRoute 3y ago"Opinions" and "intentional disinformation" are very different things. Just to make the counterargument... Imagine it's World War II. Americans turn on their radio and hear... "The Hitler Show." (Because Nazi's purchased a half-hour timeslot to broadcast propaganda.) America's FCC soon takes the show off the air... Is the FCC assaulting free speech?
- baybal2 3y ago[dead]