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And the beat goes on. They want to ban or suppress your speech (or punish you) if you don't speak the officially assigned agenda. No way in hell will Bill Gates even be criticized by the left for this:
But I would bet a good steak dinner that no leftist here as USMB (or much of anywhere else) has any problem with this. They would go berserk though if it was US (Patriots, Republicans, right of center people) dictating what is and is not disinformation.
And that was the Founders whole concept of free speech. The government, no political party, no agenda driven entity would be able to dictate what is and is not truth or what is and is not disinformation. Once any entity is able to do that for the general public, we are all screwed because 'truth' will then become whatever those in power say that it is.
Any one of us might think different than the others on any given topic such as:
1/a COVID vaccinations are far more beneficial than not.
1/b COVID vaccinations are too dangerous to risk.
2/a God exists
2/b God is a fantasy
3/a Intelligent design should be allowed as one possible origin of the Universe and evolution.
3/b Intelligent design should not be allowed in school curriculum.
4/a Abortion on demand should be unrestricted throughout society
4/b The moral choice is to protect the lives of the unborn
5/a Truth is what the Democrats provide
5/b Truth is what the Republicans provide
Etc.
But I would bet a good steak dinner that no leftist here as USMB (or much of anywhere else) has any problem with this. They would go berserk though if it was US (Patriots, Republicans, right of center people) dictating what is and is not disinformation.
And that was the Founders whole concept of free speech. The government, no political party, no agenda driven entity would be able to dictate what is and is not truth or what is and is not disinformation. Once any entity is able to do that for the general public, we are all screwed because 'truth' will then become whatever those in power say that it is.
Any one of us might think different than the others on any given topic such as:
1/a COVID vaccinations are far more beneficial than not.
1/b COVID vaccinations are too dangerous to risk.
2/a God exists
2/b God is a fantasy
3/a Intelligent design should be allowed as one possible origin of the Universe and evolution.
3/b Intelligent design should not be allowed in school curriculum.
4/a Abortion on demand should be unrestricted throughout society
4/b The moral choice is to protect the lives of the unborn
5/a Truth is what the Democrats provide
5/b Truth is what the Republicans provide
Etc.
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