Re:My Son Was Killed Because I’m a Federal Judge
by umvi on Tuesday December 08, 2020 @06:35PM
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True and when you let your citizens say and propagate anything they want on social media you let morons say and propagate stuff on social media too.
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Re:My Son Was Killed Because I’m a Federal Judge
by exclusiv on Tuesday December 08, 2020 @06:39PM
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I love this feature. It's great knowledge. Some people want to censor the morons but that would remove the amount of morons you could readily identify.
Re:My Son Was Killed Because I’m a Federal Judge
by flowerlad on Tuesday December 08, 2020 @06:58PM
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In the pre-internet days your ability to propagate stuff depended on your credentials. With appropriate credentials you could speak on radio, TV or publish a story in a newspaper. With the internet and social media your ability to propagate stuff (and go "viral") depends on your story (even if not truthful) not on your credentials. This is the reason why almost half the population now believes in and acts on conspiracy theories. We need to bring back the world where how far your story propagates (or how powerful the weapon you can own) depends on your credentials.