Do what I say or I'll kill you is the same shit MAGAs say while claiming it's to "protect the children". It doesn't become okay when the other side says it either.
I haven't checked the source thoroughly, it seems to be some kind of political party, but I'd say the article gives a fair and accurate description. Thanks @Emmanuel Florac for sharing it.
@Jess Nut Don't make me laugh. You're saying that it is RIGHT to do nothing, while billionaires and dictators flood the public opionion space with lies. Even up to the point where "democratically elected" despots are carrying out genocide and hate-based extermination of vulnerable people! Because WE KNOW that is where this is going. The press is no longer even attempting to keep up with what is a lie, rather they are now openly applying a double standard where anything insane the far right says is a "fair point" whereas if the centrists say a true thing about the far right, that's "shrill rhetoric, which will surely backfire".
You think the lies from twitter are people's honest opinions? It's an ocean of bought-and-paid for propaganda in there. People are not forming honest opionions while swimming in a sea of lies.
And you also seem to think that the social media companies aren't able to detect the lies and the hate.
They are.
They just chose not to l
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@Jess Nut Don't make me laugh. You're saying that it is RIGHT to do nothing, while billionaires and dictators flood the public opionion space with lies. Even up to the point where "democratically elected" despots are carrying out genocide and hate-based extermination of vulnerable people! Because WE KNOW that is where this is going. The press is no longer even attempting to keep up with what is a lie, rather they are now openly applying a double standard where anything insane the far right says is a "fair point" whereas if the centrists say a true thing about the far right, that's "shrill rhetoric, which will surely backfire".
You think the lies from twitter are people's honest opinions? It's an ocean of bought-and-paid for propaganda in there. People are not forming honest opionions while swimming in a sea of lies.
And you also seem to think that the social media companies aren't able to detect the lies and the hate.
They are.
They just chose not to limit it, because the lies and the hate are more profitable than the truth.
Democracy is great, but it has a very large and very obvious failure mode: If the people are lied to, democracy is no different from despotism.
All I am saying is, there are legal, reasonable ways to protect democracy against that failure mode. It is legal and reasonable to hold media accountable for the stories they actively promote. It is legal and reasonable to hold media accountable for the ads they choose to run.
The means to prevent Trump's takeover existed 10 years ago.
All this could have been prevented.
And you're saying "It's wrong to even the playing field against billionaire-owned media"
Jess Nut
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•This is what is happening in Germany right now, concerning free speech, framed as combatting antisemitism: https://diem25.org/all-eyes-on-germany/
I haven't checked the source thoroughly, it seems to be some kind of political party, but I'd say the article gives a fair and accurate description. Thanks @Emmanuel Florac for sharing it.
All eyes on Germany - MERA25 und DiEM25 in Deutschland
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•@Jess Nut Don't make me laugh.
You're saying that it is RIGHT to do nothing, while billionaires and dictators flood the public opionion space with lies.
Even up to the point where "democratically elected" despots are carrying out genocide and hate-based extermination of vulnerable people!
Because WE KNOW that is where this is going.
The press is no longer even attempting to keep up with what is a lie, rather they are now openly applying a double standard where anything insane the far right says is a "fair point" whereas if the centrists say a true thing about the far right, that's "shrill rhetoric, which will surely backfire".
You think the lies from twitter are people's honest opinions? It's an ocean of bought-and-paid for propaganda in there. People are not forming honest opionions while swimming in a sea of lies.
And you also seem to think that the social media companies aren't able to detect the lies and the hate.
They are.
They just chose not to l
... show more@Jess Nut Don't make me laugh.
You're saying that it is RIGHT to do nothing, while billionaires and dictators flood the public opionion space with lies.
Even up to the point where "democratically elected" despots are carrying out genocide and hate-based extermination of vulnerable people!
Because WE KNOW that is where this is going.
The press is no longer even attempting to keep up with what is a lie, rather they are now openly applying a double standard where anything insane the far right says is a "fair point" whereas if the centrists say a true thing about the far right, that's "shrill rhetoric, which will surely backfire".
You think the lies from twitter are people's honest opinions? It's an ocean of bought-and-paid for propaganda in there. People are not forming honest opionions while swimming in a sea of lies.
And you also seem to think that the social media companies aren't able to detect the lies and the hate.
They are.
They just chose not to limit it, because the lies and the hate are more profitable than the truth.
Democracy is great, but it has a very large and very obvious failure mode:
If the people are lied to, democracy is no different from despotism.
All I am saying is, there are legal, reasonable ways to protect democracy against that failure mode.
It is legal and reasonable to hold media accountable for the stories they actively promote.
It is legal and reasonable to hold media accountable for the ads they choose to run.
The means to prevent Trump's takeover existed 10 years ago.
All this could have been prevented.
And you're saying "It's wrong to even the playing field against billionaire-owned media"
Jess Nut
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