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by _jal
1336 days ago
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> Journalists should not be afforded legal protections They have no special protection. > need a system where it's dangerous You want to destroy free speech, then. Any policy covering journalists would equally apply to everyone. > assert the "OK" sign is racist Are you asserting it wasn't used by trolling white nationalists? Or do you mean that the intent was trolling, rather than something "sincere"? Or something else? |
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Yes they do. How often are journalists successfully sued for damaging stories that turned out to be untrue and unverified?
> You want to destroy free speech, then
It has never been ok to harm someone else with your speech. People lose careers, lives and more over unverified stories.
> Are you asserting it wasn't used by trolling white nationalists? Or do you mean that the intent was trolling, rather than something "sincere"? Or something else?
There is no assertion, it is fact. This story was made up by 4Chan to provoke the exact response they got... and then young folks started meming with the sign because of how ridiculous it is.
There are still folks, however, that truly believe there were troves of actual white supremist roaming the streets flashing "secret" symbols to each other and giggling... Come on, say it out loud and try not to laugh.