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To: Texas Fossil
The entire concept of suppressing "misinformation" is just a ruse for censorship by elites who happen to be in power. It has no place in a free society.

In reality nobody can decide what is "information" and what is "misinformation" unless you can define what is the ideal set of ideas and beliefs for people to have. Human beings are continuously learning, and often even respected people don't know the truth. What may be "settled science" one year can be proven entirely wrong a year later.

Over time knowledge and truths come out as a result of the free exchange of ideas. Any group that has to censor speech is anti-freedom, anti-progress, and knows in their hearts that their ideas are wrong since they cannot withstand the scrutiny of free and open discussion. That is why leftists and tyrants always suppress the free exchange of ideas.

16 posted on 08/08/2021 10:48:56 AM PDT by freeandfreezing
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To: freeandfreezing

Agree.


21 posted on 08/08/2021 12:07:04 PM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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