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The Guardian Says Democracy Fails If People Have Free Access to Information
Andrew Anglin
September 16, 2023
Okay, so...
If "democracy" can't survive without mass internet censorship, then it seems
to me that democracy is not a valid system.
The entire concept underlying modern democracy - which is universal suffrage democracy (as opposed to a traditional American-style system where only land-owners can vote) - is that every person in society, including even the blacks, are totally actualized human beings capable of absolute rationality.
If this is true - if the underlying premise of democracy is true - then obviously, these totally actualized beings can withstand any amount of "fake news," "hate speech," "disinformation," and "Russian speech," and cut to the core of the matter and make cold, hard decisions.
If the only way these citizens are capable of making decisions is if the government regulates their exposure to the free flow of information, then
why on earth are they allowed to vote?
It. Does not. Make any sense.
Take your pick:
* Either every individual is totally capable of analyzing information and
drawing the most logical possible conclusions from it, or
* Democracy is retarded.
If people are too stupid to figure out the basic facts of reality, and are
like stupid babies who get confused by news stories that present conflicting ideas, then you need to stop democracy.
https://dailystormer.in/the-guardian-says-democracy-fails-if-people-have-free-access-to-information/
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