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Re:Appeals Court Rules White House Overstepped First Amendme... by tgv on Sunday September 10, 2023 @10:29AM (#37456119)
> Truth isn't determined by a majority.

It's not about truth. It's about stability, safety. How do you keep a bunch of pretty hard-core fascist propagandists from stirring up the people without any repercussion? A government needs control, or it loses its legitimacy. I think that's at least implied in the main text of the constitution.

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Re:Appeals Court Rules White House Overstepped First Amendme... by sneak on Sunday September 10, 2023 @10:17PM (#37462099)
> How do you keep a bunch of pretty hard-core fascist propagandists from stirring up the people without any repercussion?

A million Iraqis probably have the same question.

Preserving the ability of the public to organize and publish freely is probably one of the foundational elements of the solution to keeping a populace from getting so hijacked. The problem is that the incumbent state and military fits your description much better and more often than any upstart group.

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