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Democracy is based on citizens making informed decisions about how they are to be run, therefore misinformation is a fundamental assault on democracy.
by teamonkey 1y ago
Democracy is based on citizens making informed decisions about how they are to be run, therefore misinformation is a fundamental assault on democracy.
- criddell 1y agoPoliticians know that using emotional arguments is much more effective than factual arguments. I don’t really expect that to change anytime soon.
- PaulDavisThe1st 1y agoOne could hope for emotional, factual arguments ...
- teamonkey 1y agoThose elected to power can and should be held to a higher standard than the citizens that they serve, and that could include freedoms of speech. An analogue might be how a CEO and board of directors are limited by law about what they can say publicly, so that they do not mislead shareholders.