loveistheanswer

5 năm trướcdiscuss

>Because freedom of association cuts both ways.

What is freedom of association, isn't that different from freedom of speech?

>I also dont like the power that massive corporations have over our lives, but the solution isnt some absurd regulation, its to break them up

I think you're probably right about that. Maybe another option could be to create a publicly funded, rather than corporate advertising funded, "town square" social media platform as a viable alternative, where all lawful speech could be voiced and protected?

loveistheanswer

5 năm trướcdiscuss

>Being able to speak without interference from the government.

Why should freedom of speech apply only to authorities from the public sector?

loveistheanswer

5 năm trướcdiscuss

Yes, in the same way people who participate in book burnings also arent deciding what you read, just what they burn.

"They don't gotta burn the books they just remove 'em" -RATM

loveistheanswer

5 năm trướcdiscuss

You've defined what you think free speech isn't, but can you define what free speech is, in your opinion?

loveistheanswer

5 năm trướcdiscuss

How can we humans progress morally if we systematically try to hide the history of our immorality from ourselves?

This is precisely the same logic that led the Conquistadors to systematically destroy the history of the indigenous peoples of the Americas.

loveistheanswer

5 năm trướcdiscuss

Parents should be the ones deciding what their children should and should not read, not corporations.

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