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Re:The Big [Censored] Theory by hackerlight on Monday August 29, 2022 @11:15PM (#32646268)
Possibly true, but can we at least agree that a democratic majority deciding to censor something is significantly better than a dictatorship deciding to censor something?
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Re:The Big [Censored] Theory by earth_walker on Tuesday August 30, 2022 @09:39AM (#32650268)
I disagree. The majority is never informed enough to make a good decision on something as nuanced as censorship. At least a dictatorship could, theoretically, be benevolent and act on the advice of experts.
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Re:The Big [Censored] Theory by hackerlight on Tuesday August 30, 2022 @10:25AM (#32650880)
A democracy can act on the advice of experts too via representative democracy with representatives (or appointees of representatives) that rely on experts.
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Re:The Big [Censored] Theory by agileAlligator on Tuesday August 30, 2022 @10:14AM (#32650751)
ideally no one should be allowed to censor anything (using state power)
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Re:The Big [Censored] Theory by throwaway98797 on Tuesday August 30, 2022 @03:55AM (#32647798)
well, depends with whom your views align with more
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