This has been the historical arguement for censorship..."hey, there are 'things' that we all agree should be censored" (e.g., child porn).
But historically that has always been the "nose under the camel's tent" - it leads to more and more censorship, and pretty soon we're back where we started.
And it's faulty logic to say "well if you don't want censorship, then you're for child porn" (or something similar). That's simply a way to silence an opposing view via personal attacks...
Make no mistake-this is a VERY complicated and nuanced topic. But we're now on the precipice of totalitarianism in the world PRECISELY because we began to allow censorship, and feeling that "some" censorship is "ok"....
Consequently, I am passionate about Nostr--it is our last hope for free speech.
We MUST proceed with extreme caution, not take the "easy" way out, and CERTAINLY we must not repeat our historical mistakes .
banjo
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2024-09-18 14:38:28
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