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RE: Censorship is impossible in a Free Society

in #censorship8 years ago

Free Society is a society where all people are equal and have the same power.

Equal in what? Same power to do what?

Free society defined as you put it is still wholly subjective.

Free society = people are free to engage in whatever behavior they desire PROVIDED that it does not restrict others to engage in whatever behavior they desire. THAT is objective.

A society where "all people are equal and have the same power" is the sort of naive nonsense of utopian thinking that historically leads to mass graves.

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Free society = people are free to engage in whatever behavior they desire PROVIDED that it does not restrict others to engage in whatever behavior they desire.

Another nice philosophical definition, but still doesn't change the subject. Do you believe in the existence of free society? If so, give me an example, where there is no "restriction on engagement".

Nonsense is to introduce concepts that do not exist in real life. It's useful when you reflect on something insightful but in fact, doesn't change the real situation somehow. Therefore, I don't deny that my description of this term is nonsense as well

"If"

Unfortunately (and fortunately?), I am only one of many users who have a say in what kind of content gets voted on.

the point here is every one needs to be responsible for their actions.