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hadEnuf

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4. Especially in the media.

Reply to Wonder Why (Reply #3)

Mon Dec 11, 2023, 02:21 PM

Dec 2023

The repeal of the Fairness Doctrine encouraged the garbage pit we now have today. A code of ethics in media reporting or even a defining code to follow would be something, but nothing has ever even been attempted along those lines. They lie, incite hate and stochastic violence at will.

With free speech comes responsibility.

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Opinion: To fight antisemitism on campuses, we must restrict speech [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 OP

I completely disagree... Think. Again. Dec 2023 #1

There is a difference between hate speech and free speech, IMO. hadEnuf Dec 2023 #2

Agree. Hate speech urging killing of others is like shouting FIRE in a crowded building. The Supreme court ruled in Wonder Why Dec 2023 #3

Especially in the media. hadEnuf Dec 2023 #4