Re:X redesigns water pistol emoji back to a firearm
by ben_w on Wednesday July 24, 2024 @04:48PM
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> That is not to say we should ban words, but lets not kid ourselves and pretend they have no power at all.
Indeed.
The whole reason I value freedom of speech is not a love of certain voices, but because of the power of speech to effect change.
Took me a long time to realise that while all improvements are change, not all change is an improvement. Dictators fear free speech because it has the power to take away their power. That power can also be used, has been used, to take away democracy.
Indeed.
The whole reason I value freedom of speech is not a love of certain voices, but because of the power of speech to effect change.
Took me a long time to realise that while all improvements are change, not all change is an improvement. Dictators fear free speech because it has the power to take away their power. That power can also be used, has been used, to take away democracy.