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In response to "Your IM is one of the reasons I fear for our brand of democracy, frankly. "Free speech" means spreading bad information is protected" by con_carne

It's protected from government ban, but it's not protected from other free speech.

Posted by Roger More (aka rogermore) Oct 1 '13, 12:18

I think the competitive process of free speech works well over the long-term.

I think the key issue is complexity. Not only is the world becoming more complex, but people are being asked to make more decisions for themselves, and take on more risks in doing so. It can get overwhelming.

So we come up with ways to simplify things - we come up with principles of how things should be done, and we follow brands that work (whether they are consumer brands, or political ones).

But this creates further problems - principles may sound great, but they are not always workable, especially where they compete with other simple principles. And believing in a brand is easily exploited by the people who own the brand - whether it's a company, or a political party.

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I'm going to invent a Mecha Free Speech Robot to do battle with the BS-Robot. - Mel Profit Oct 1, 12:20 2
- I like BS-Bot - it implies a kneejerk response that isn't interested in alternate views -- nm - Roger More Oct 1, 12:25 1
  - (while lots of robots - Data, Johnny 5, the T-800 - suffer Pinocchio syndrome and want to be human) -- nm - Roger More Oct 1, 12:27

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It's protected from government ban, but it's not protected from other free speech.

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