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How do the powers that be get to decide what “misinformation” is and have the right to censor it? Surely people should get to decide for themselves if they believe it or not.
August 31, 2021
In Leadership
In a fair (that is, reasonable) world, they shouldn’t get that power. This behavior is always[1] irrational, often[2] narcissistic, and in some cases[3] evil.
[1] A person is irrational when they claim the know the absolute truth. People are, in the large, not stupid. If some information is demonstrably wrong, data will emerge to show it. A well informed majority will ALWAYS tend towards actual truth. Claiming to know what is absolutely true, as an individual, is irrational (see definition for reason). [2] The primary driver to claim one’s subjective truth as objective truth is emotions. Emotions arise in the self and for the defense of the self. In the extreme, the emotional defense of the self is narcissistic—i.e., only about the needs of the self. [3] “The self” (Ego) is not egalitarian or above punishing those that disagree with it’s beliefs. This punishment can range from simple oppression (denying another’s ability to express or support their beliefs) to the extermination of the thoughts of others (evil-by physical harm or death): extreme examples of the latter are Hitler, Mao, Stalin, etc.
