I mean, I have been told by HN that some of my comments weren't appropriate and I needed to stop making them and I did. So empirically the answer here is "yes".
What about if I decided to remove your access to the internet in case you continue to espouse your pro-capitalist thinking? Would you have an issue then?
If I am reading your comments correctly, it seems that you would have no issue with being silenced by an authority, regardless of the justification used or its validity, per se. I don’t think this is an intellectually honest position to hold.
> What about if I decided to remove your access to the internet in case you continue to espouse your pro-capitalist thinking? Would you have an issue then?
Who are you in this case? The government? (Also as an aside "pro-capitalist" being applied to me of all people is a good one. I'm taking a pro-free-expression opinion here, not a particularly capitalist one).
> it seems that you would have no issue with being silenced by an authority, regardless of the justification used or its validity,
Depends on the authority and what you mean by "issue". Governments, no. That's problematic. Issue? I take issue with many things I ultimately believe people should be allowed to do.
Okay, what about if I decide that your post leans too socialist, and contains dangerous anti-freedom misinformation? Would you be open to being silenced then? If the boot is on the other foot, do you have an issue? To make it more plain: if the other team gets into power, and starts using these laws against you, would you then start to see the benefit in having a basic standard of human right to speak freely?
I agree that we shouldn’t legislate this. But I think people should be aware that limiting someone’s ability to participate in society on political grounds, without trial, is not a great step forward for humanity. Especially when these decisions are made based on profit not truth.
If I am reading your comments correctly, it seems that you would have no issue with being silenced by an authority, regardless of the justification used or its validity, per se. I don’t think this is an intellectually honest position to hold.