Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 14 days agoIf I have to fact-check the uncited claims made in news articles, doesn't that make me the journalist?message-squaremessage-square224fedilinkarrow-up1639arrow-down114
arrow-up1625arrow-down1message-squareIf I have to fact-check the uncited claims made in news articles, doesn't that make me the journalist?Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 14 days agomessage-square224fedilink
minus-squareKalcifer@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·12 days ago […] There should be no right to abuse others verbally or spread disinformation. Of course you can always use this in bad faith as a government […] For clarity, are you referring to the government abusing the judicial system to silence someone with opinions they don’t like?
minus-squarehaui@lemmy.giftedmc.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·12 days agoAmong other potential abuses, yes. People and companies have abused the judicial system as long as it has been in place. We havent (and shouldnt) dismantle it just because it can be abused.
For clarity, are you referring to the government abusing the judicial system to silence someone with opinions they don’t like?
Among other potential abuses, yes.
People and companies have abused the judicial system as long as it has been in place. We havent (and shouldnt) dismantle it just because it can be abused.