https://x.com/iterintellectus/status/1821334820963668463?t=DfFlIBx_hJACrTnNgW0ueg
sorry for the blackpill on a wednesday, but this is mental
claiming there's no guarantee of free speech on misinformation or hate speech, especially around democracy, is literally backward; what the fuck?
without freedom of speech, liberal democracies wouldn't even exist. it's the bedrock that protects individual liberty and prevents authoritarianism.
this is pure historical ignorance: free speech is what gave birth to liberal democracies. silencing dissent is the first step toward fascism, nazism, and communism. i am dumb, but I was taught this in elementary school
and who the hell decides what's "misinformation" or "hate speech"?
hate speech for thee is not hate speech for me, and vice-versa. it stops debate and innovation, without it, we wouldn't have science. (modern science was hate speech for the church)
every totalitarian regime starts by shutting people up. nazi germany, the soviet union, fascist Italy - they all began with crushing free speech. any move to limit speech under any pretext is a step toward a police state.
a free society trusts its citizens to think and speak freely. silencing people suggests we can't handle the truth. breaking news, we are not retarded toddlers (the only ones crying about hate speech)
defending free speech is our duty; without it, democracy dies.
silencing speech in the name of fighting misinformation or hate speech is bullshit. it's the gateway to authoritarianism. defending free speech isn't optional - it's essential for keeping our society free and open.