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Re:Texas A&M bans part of Plato's Symposium by uncletscollie on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @01:26PM (#46530361)
Freedom of speech is now defined as the person with the most power or who screams the loudest has the final say. That is what happens when you elect a dictator.
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Re:Texas A&M bans part of Plato's Symposium by zeroonetwothree on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @03:14PM (#46531900)
> elect a dictator
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Re:Texas A&M bans part of Plato's Symposium by daveguy on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @03:14PM (#46531889)
It has been that way in the US since the supreme court decided that money is equivalent to speech. And the effects have been ramping up ever since. If there is only so much bandwidth in communication, then using money to monopolize airwaves directly reduces the speech of those who cannot afford the excessive cost that results. Monopolize here is used in the sense of dominating the available supply (of bandwidth) and bidding up the price.

Citizens United must be overturned.

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Re:Texas A&M bans part of Plato's Symposium by tstrimple on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @02:34PM (#46531341)
You let the Nazis have their speech and now they are running the country. Let's see how they respond to your well reasoned arguments.
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