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Re:You can't censor away extremism or any other problem by throw_nbvc1234 on Friday March 12, 2021 @01:17PM (#26438924)
And when the systems/mechanisms for them to oppress their opposition were already put in place in an attempt to limit them from getting that power in the first place.

If you go down the path of "censorship", you better get it right. Otherwise you'll probably be worse off in the end.

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Re:You can't censor away extremism or any other problem by vkou on Friday March 12, 2021 @03:16PM (#26440371)
As the history of repressive governments has shown, they don't need any help in building these systems. Once they are in power, they really don't give two figs about how open and accepting your society was of viewpoints like theirs, and they can quickly assemble any instruments of oppression that they find lacking.
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