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Re:UK government’s plans to regulate the internet are a thre... by JoeAltmaier on Friday September 18, 2020 @02:13PM (#24520045)
Sophistry. Like the bully saying "Why are you hitting yourself?!"

Ordinary coherent conversation is one thing. Inciting a riot etc is clearly a different thing. Because both begin with words is irrelevant.

Re:UK government’s plans to regulate the internet are a thre... by nybble41 on Friday September 18, 2020 @02:30PM (#24520258)
"Inciting a riot" is no different from any other kind of speech. We're not talking about mind-control here, overriding the listeners' will. You speak and other people decide how they will react. They remain responsible for their own actions, just as you are responsible for yours. The difference is that your actions were limited to mere speech, which does not justify any kind of forceful response, whereas theirs involved assault, theft, destruction of property, etc.
Re:UK government’s plans to regulate the internet are a thre... by JoeAltmaier on Sunday September 20, 2020 @06:35PM (#24538006)
That's clearly ignoring human nature, which includes crowd effects that are well-documented and unrelated to 'the listeners' will' or 'deciding how they will react'. Best to read up on this, before saying silly things.