Message from @LotheronPrime
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It's the reaction that gives it power.
If the world saw a hitler pepe meme and didn't react at all to it... I mean, addages about quiet forests come to mind.
4chan does have its way to get reactions, for sure
WIth Tim's perspective there, I think 'Offense' itself is the new battleground, in a sense.
The retooling of words to give them a heightened power to offend, or for some words and concepts, to make them seem more appealing. The fight against Hate Speech, the push for compelled speech left and right...
Pepe is the ultimate Streisand Effect
Even today, even with all of the big Silicon Valley companies trying to control the narrative
Once it's on the internet, it's free to take on a life of it's own
well it just shows that even if you try to "control" the people
you can't stop them thinking, Meme-ing
and anything threatening that will just empower those using them even more
pepe is a good example why politicians should not talk about things that they have no idea about...
Can't stop them thinking, yet.
Keep in mind, the precedent set yesterday.
There still seems to be a notion that though policing is possible
Dankula was convicted for 'gross offense'
its why my other reddit handle is modernthoughtcontrol
Thought policing is seriously the risk of the next 10 years, even more so than before
well... he was convicted for using the internet ehy being grossly offensive... had he not used the internet he would have been fine...
you say that but 1) what else would he use and 2) doesn't matter, any charge can be trumped up
that law is beyond stupid...
What lotheron said. You also have to consider, this is a nation with a police force dedicated to television.
the could probably apply the law to mobile phone networks and things like that...
Their media is pretty close to government controlled, closer than ours is.
example, I dont care which side of gun control.. there is a distinct difference in coverage between fl and the one that was just stopped yesterday by a peace officer..
The Internet is the last bastion of freedom in that regard, and the Dankula case law seals that.
I hope the Dankula case will open up eyes
well... the one yesterday was stopped so... it didnt happen... or something...
Oh, it has.
People I didn't expect to side with him are siding with him.
Seeing Ricky Gervais come out in support, for instance, is heartening.
Rubin is a prophet
his video of the year he called it said said this would be the year of unlikely alliances
i thought he is a classical liberal? 😄
did you know he's gay too?
I agreEEE with that.
you agREEEEEEEE with that?
you watch too many podcasts with f'ing white males
I.... DisagrEEEEEE... with that....
Tim isn't a white male.
😄