Democracy also means allowing the people to form and discuss their ideas, on their own terms, whether sane or stupid. Not because that's necessarily best, but because that's democracy - authority belongs to the people not to their government.
The responsibility to lead and guide people's ideas, in a democracy, does not lie in the strict control of government, it lies elsewhere. Where that elsewhere is, of course, everyone will argue differently. But not, I think, in governmental control.
Not to the extent that China is. They do not have freedom of speech nor freedom of the press. That said, I would love to see legislation addressing this problem globally, and also legislation about all of the data mining.
5 Comments
Anticorp@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 1y
China is one giant echo chamber. I think what they mean is "echo chambers that disagree with state approved propaganda".
xav@programming.dev · 2 pts · 1y
Every country/social group is its own echo chamber. The problem they address is real.
clutchtwopointzero@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 1y
Democracy also means allowing the people to form and discuss their ideas, on their own terms, whether sane or stupid. Not because that's necessarily best, but because that's democracy - authority belongs to the people not to their government.
The responsibility to lead and guide people's ideas, in a democracy, does not lie in the strict control of government, it lies elsewhere. Where that elsewhere is, of course, everyone will argue differently. But not, I think, in governmental control.
IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 1y
Anticorp@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Not to the extent that China is. They do not have freedom of speech nor freedom of the press. That said, I would love to see legislation addressing this problem globally, and also legislation about all of the data mining.
clutchtwopointzero@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
xav@programming.dev · 0 pts · 1y
With Trump retaliating against the press and Musk owning X, the freedom of speech is taking a nice hit.
IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 1y