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A comment on Anti-War Speech Sent Eugene V. Debs to Prison, 1918. Parent comment

Re:Anti-War Speech Sent Eugene V. Debs to Prison, 1918 by vkou on Saturday November 26, 2022 @02:33PM (#33755821)
No, we don't silence people for their own good, we silence people for our own good.
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Re:Anti-War Speech Sent Eugene V. Debs to Prison, 1918 by Spooky23 on Saturday November 26, 2022 @03:51PM (#33756599)
Sure. The problem is, who is “us” and who is “them”. Unfortunately the 20th century shows what people are capable of in pursuit of protecting “our” stuff, whatever that may be.
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