News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Indian government empowers itself to “fact check,” delete social media posts. Parent comment

Re:Indian government empowers itself to “fact check,” delete... by lockhouse on Monday April 17, 2023 @07:56PM (#35608235)
Not the person you're replying to, but there is this persistent fallacy that left is inherently good and right is inherently evil, despite the fact that neither side of the political spectrum is inherently good or evil. Great injustices have been committed under both liberal and conservative governments throughout history.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Indian government empowers itself to “fact check,” delete... by rektide on Tuesday April 18, 2023 @12:30AM (#35609966)
In this modern case though we have another rightward illiberal authoritarian lurch.

In modern times these seem to have high correspondences.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Indian government empowers itself to “fact check,” delete... by indy on Tuesday April 18, 2023 @02:26AM (#35610602)
The correspondence is with power.

Opposition parties are often anti-censorship, pro free speech etc. Once they come into power this all changes and they drift towards authoritarianism.

Western, left-leaning governments have invented the term "hate speech" to justify this behaviour, right-leaning governments would often use "family values".

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Indian government empowers itself to “fact check,” delete... by wolverine876 on Sunday April 23, 2023 @04:30PM (#35680237)
Not every restriction on speech is the same.

Restricting hate speech protects the politically vulnerable, the minority, the oppressed. It's not a restriction on hate speech toward the government.

Restricting 'anti-family' speech protects the status quo, those in power, the political majority and oppresses the vulnerable minority. For example, look at the discrimination against LGTBQ people now.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Indian government empowers itself to “fact check,” delete... by wolverine876 on Thursday April 20, 2023 @02:31AM (#35637045)
> there is this persistent fallacy that left is inherently good and right is inherently evil

Who said that? It seems fabricated to me, but what do I know? Show us some evidence.

[ Parent | on HN ]