I, for one, don’t want to live in such a society. I believe giving the state such power has the corresponding effect of diminishing social power. — NOS4A2
Do you think the government should have the power to inspect restaurants and shut them down if it finds them operating contrary to the public interest?
Fetishising free speech — Banno
This isn't some abstract argument over bookworm principles. This is about letting the most bloodthristy government on the planet work with the most duplicitous corporate stooges on the planet in order to control what can and cannot be said. — StreetlightX
Didn't think there were this many. — Xtrix
And the net result will be saving lives. — Banno
Sad to see you lick boots this way. — StreetlightX
No, I don’t think so and for the same reason I stated. I don’t know of any solution, but there has to be a better alternative than aggrandizing the state.
It was government posturing and regulations that led to censorship on social media in the first place. — NOS4A2
No, I don’t think so and for the same reason I stated. I don’t know of any solution, but there has to be a better alternative than aggrandizing the state.
It was government posturing and regulations that led to censorship on social media in the first place. — NOS4A2
And what is to be done about Assange? — Banno
The greatest present travesty against freedom of speech is the imprisonment of Assange. — Banno
I agree... — StreetlightX
the cruelty imposed on Assange — StreetlightX
Assange is just another dodgy Aussie like murdoch — The Opposite
engage fact-checkers more aggressively and work with SMS carriers to dispel misinformation
Get involved in philosophical discussions about knowledge, truth, language, consciousness, science, politics, religion, logic and mathematics, art, history, and lots more. No ads, no clutter, and very little agreement — just fascinating conversations.