Tag: politics
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I deeply respect a great many politicians and journalists
According to surveys in the US and the UK journalists and politicians rank 2 and 3 as the least loved professions. They are only outstripped by lawyers in the US, and estate agents (realtors) in the UK. The figures below are not surprising. Source: Pew Research Center, 2024 Is the level of distrust and…
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Free Speech, Democracy and Tyranny
Is it desirable that misinformation about public health matters of vital importance is discouraged and restricted – for example, misinformation claiming that Covid vaccines cause more deaths than the Covid virus itself? Yes. Is it desirable to discourage and restrict hate speech online or in broadcasts – notorious examples would be Rwandan radio broadcasts describing…
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