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Re:Elon Musk makes $43B unsolicited bid to take Twitter private by 1234letshaveatw on Thursday April 14, 2022 @10:25AM (#31027467)
> So if we have lot of different options to access information and your views are still unwelcome in all but the most extreme places, then I think it reflects quite poorly on your views. You might not get a platform, but that doesn't mean you're being persecuted.

Historically, this perspective has proven to be laughable. Criticism of Putin can hardly be found except for the most extreme places (in some locations)

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Re:Elon Musk makes $43B unsolicited bid to take Twitter private by starfallg on Thursday April 14, 2022 @11:04AM (#31027901)
>Criticism of Putin can hardly be found except for the most extreme places (in some locations)

That's driven by government persecution, so not really what we're talking about.

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Re:Elon Musk makes $43B unsolicited bid to take Twitter private by 1234letshaveatw on Thursday April 14, 2022 @11:19AM (#31028100)
Meh- power is power. Fine, how about extreme positions like Jesus is god, earth is round, earth is not center of universe, slavery should be outlawed, women should not have to wear hijab, ...
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Re:Elon Musk makes $43B unsolicited bid to take Twitter private by starfallg on Thursday April 14, 2022 @01:59PM (#31030706)
Those were all sanctioned by government, who decides what the law is and who breaks it. We're not talking about that.
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