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16. Everyone Has A 1st Amendment

Reply to RecoveringJournalist (Reply #15)

Mon Mar 9, 2026, 12:33 PM

11 hrs ago

right to lie. The government can't stop you from lying. Giving politicians and the government that ability to identify and prohibit you from stating your opinion is chilling. If it can be used against Faux news, it can be used against anybody. And the current climate is an obvious example of the right doing something they accuse the left of doing (subverting people's ability to draw their own conclusions and speak out).

We the people have the right and responsibility to call out people, companies and governments that lie and cause people harm. It's a shared responsibility, not something we can delegate to someone else. While frustrating, I'm not all that confident this is something I want to grant some government appointed panel the power to decide.

And I've seen plenty of left-leaning folks go on Faux news and try and confront their hosts. More power to them; I'm not that smart to think that quickly on my feet. It's not for everybody, but if we or people who share are views don't go into these arenas, then echo boxes develop and bad things happen.