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168 sats \ 4 replies \ @kepford 15 Jul \ parent \ on: Censored news
There is a fundamental misunderstanding about what freedom of speech is. It was supposed to protect the people from the federal government preventing speech of any kind. What you are referring to is empowered by government.
In a society that respects property rights the owner of a property can and should censor the behavior of those on their property.
Hate speech is not something that can be defined in law since it is subjective. Even if you and I agree that your example is indeed hateful.
The next thing related to this that is misunderstood is the freedom of association. Every individual should be free to not associate with people they find hateful, offensive, or just don't like. You will always have people that hate other people for things outside of their control or for reasons they do not see eye to eye on. Government cannot fix this.
And let us remember that all government action is violence at the core. So when we say there should be a law, we are saying men with guns should throw someone in a cage for doing x. If they resist they should be violently detailed and possibly killed.
Hate has no place in our culture but it exists. I think it will always exists so we have to figure out ways to deal with it that do not escalate the hatred. Empowering individuals to make choices is to me the most logical way to do this.
I completely agree to your points.
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Then do you also understand that politicians push ideas like hate speech because they seek to gain the power to censor those that threaten their power?
You see, both sides in the US cry to daddy government to fix all their problems or stop the other side. They are both building the monster we call the state. Giving it more power over our everyday lives. They both lie. They care about their privileged lives and gaining wealth and power. They do not care about the people. They do not care about defending whatever. They care about votes. They say what they think they need to say to get power.
Its all in the incentives.
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Yes, I understand and I can easily see it happening in every nation!
I also understand 'politics is for perks, not for people's welfare.
I was only trying to point out that 'the freedom of speech' as practiced in America is much closer to its aim than it is in other countries.
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Fake news is another concept similar to hate speech but I haven’t heard that phrase in a while
Maybe COVID retired it
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