I understand people are upset & worried about crazy insurrectionists right now, but I'll keep repeating that you will absolutely regret passing laws that say "social media cannot allow or amplify" such speech. Because such a law WILL be applied to BLM protesters too...
United States is practically one of the few, maybe the only, country in the world with this particular first amendment jurisprudence. One can express a preference for it, but the idea that nothing else is possible without turning immediately into autocracy is weak sauce argument.
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It’s a fundamental precept of this country. We value freedom as Americans. What you’re advocating for, to curtail speech for people who aren’t you, has never worked...in history. People flee places that do that. I’m not sure if you’re just trolling at this point.
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You got me, what do I know about authoritarianism, just trolling. Cheers.
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And we have a pretty good historical record to comb through for comparison. 1A was extremely limited for most of US history and changed radically in the middle of the 20th. It was very much Not Good. You would not be surprised at who suffered.
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Much is possible, but historically the path often leads to abuse of power.https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/feb/14/transgender-tweet-police-acted-unlawfully …
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