• a_non_monotonic_function
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        14 days ago

        And we circle back to exactly the sort of dipshit rationale that has fucked the us over for so long.

        Corporations are not individuals. They do not get the rights that humans do. The end.

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          14 days ago

          I just double checked the first amendment and try as I might I couldn’t find the word “individuals” anywhere. I did see “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press” though.

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            14 days ago

            Probably because they thought nobody would be stupid enough to expect that it applied to organizations.

            You’re just essentially arguing that citizens united was a good thing. Which is reprehensively stupid.

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              14 days ago

              If you want to control speech you’re no better than maga. I dont care what kind of excuses or justifications you come up with. You and all the other authoritarians can fuck off.

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                14 days ago

                Lol. Fuck no. I’m an authoritarian for disagreeing with the logic that brought us citizens fucking United?

                Man, Lemmy is remarkable today.

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                  14 days ago

                  You’re an authoritarian for advocating congressional infringement of speech. The only difference between you and MAGA is the justifications you come up with.

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                    13 days ago

                    I can do much worse. I also don’t believe that the building a business is housed in does not deserve free speech.