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Re:Parler’s de-platforming shows the exceptional power of cl... by PradeetPatel on Monday January 18, 2021 @07:07PM (#25828329)
You can still be a champion of free speech without tolerating hate speech.

In fact, one may even say that deplatforming hate will achieve a greater level of free speech - due to the lack of misinformation and violent ideologies.

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Re:Parler’s de-platforming shows the exceptional power of cl... by refurb on Monday January 18, 2021 @07:52PM (#25828678)
Exactly. Freedom is actually slavery because you’re at risk of the dangerous language floating around. By eliminating dangerous language we’re all safer and therefore more free.
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Re:Parler’s de-platforming shows the exceptional power of cl... by systemvoltage on Monday January 18, 2021 @07:12PM (#25828373)
I think we need free speech with intellectual discourse. You can discuss Fascism and its properties, drawbacks and advantages but with intellectual rigor.

Social media is not forcing people to do so with 160 characters and instagram stories. Giving people the power to broadcast is going to be the worst idea ever of any kind in human history.

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