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by albeebe1 1325 days ago
Whenever I see a headline with the word "misinformation" or in this case "disinformation", i replace those words with "free speech" and it really worries me about the future of this country. Putting the power to decide what information is right and wrong into the hands of a few is extremely dangerous.
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systemvoltage 1325 days ago
What's more eggregious is that if this news story were to come out during Trump presidency, everyone would be losing their shit here on HN. It would be so insane, try to imagine us ramping up the Fascism toeing line on all conservatives who have nothing to do with this.

There is no moral compass left in people I feel. We haven't got a north star that we used to. Subjectivism has occupied us all. The only way to move forward is to anchor your beliefs with sound fundamentals, no matter what others are doing around you.

I still remember vividly when the left used to believe in net-neutrality or in free-speech.

Edit: Those downvoting this, can you explain why this wouldn't be true? Can you try to imagine what would have heppened to this story in 2019? I understand you might not agree with my take, then please respond below.

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somehnacct3757 1325 days ago
The cognitive distortion 'catastrophizing' comes to mind.

For example you just imagined a made up scenario (this and that would have happened if X variable was different) and then accepted it as fact to justify a litany of observations about entire populations and subgroups.

This daydreaming is somehow 'more eggregious' than the contents of the article.

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systemvoltage 1325 days ago
So testing a hypothetical scenario to show hypocrisy is somehow "daydreaming"? What you call cognitive distortion is cognitive clarity to me.

What litmus test would like to to see to show the disparity?

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themitigating 1325 days ago
How can you test a hypothetical situation?
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goatcode 1325 days ago
Uri Bezmenov was telling the truth.
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themitigating 1325 days ago
You made up a situation then criticized an entire group for a reaction you also made up

"If the husband of a republican senator was attacked the Biden administration wouldn't care. Now let me explain how bad they are because of it."

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