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Re:Telegram founder Pavel Durov arrested at French airport by throw310822 on Sunday August 25, 2024 @02:58AM (#41345065)
Of course people who don't value much free speech say that they're mindful of the fact that freedom can be abused etc. Nobody will ever say "yes I like censorship because I am a reactionary".

In general, remember that villains almost always justify their action as necessary or just- only in movies their stated motive is obviously egoistical.

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Re:Telegram founder Pavel Durov arrested at French airport by TeMPOraL on Sunday August 25, 2024 @06:13AM (#41346116)
> Nobody will ever say "yes I like censorship because I am a reactionary".

Yes, because no one except idiots will say "I am reactionary", and no one except idiots believe that "because I am reactionary" is a valid explanation of anything. Political categories are dumb, and most people aren't stupid enough to define themselves by them.

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