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0 pointscoolhand21202y ago0 comments

> People shouldn't be allowed to speak their piece when that piece can be bright-line traced to people dying.

Authoritarian governments love it! All for public safety, that’s the spirit!

“You can’t say that, someone might hate it enough to attack me! Doesn’t matter how true it is!” -any dictator

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…someone might believe it enough to kill themselves or others.

Absolutism helps no one, and you already rely in the government to protect you in a number of “authoritarian” ways, so it’s not like you have a moral opposition to the idea.

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0 pointscoolhand21202y ago0 comments

> People shouldn't be allowed to speak their piece when that piece can be bright-line traced to people dying.

Authoritarian governments love it! All for public safety, that’s the spirit!

“You can’t say that, someone might hate it enough to attack me! Doesn’t matter how true it is!” -any dictator

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Zetice2y ago

…someone might believe it enough to kill themselves or others.

Absolutism helps no one, and you already rely in the government to protect you in a number of “authoritarian” ways, so it’s not like you have a moral opposition to the idea.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse