Analogy: western "freedom of speech" is like "access to healthcare". Everyone is allowed to speak in the same way that everyone is allowed to have insurance, which is to say that you better have the money to pay for it or your fucked. Speech is even more exclusive than healthcare is, because even if you have enough money to get your message out there, you will almost certainly be doing it via a privately-owned channel, which gives the corporation that owns that channel the opportunity to censor you.
True free speech can only exist in a world where the means of communication exist in the commons, and no private party owns any piece of the communication infrastructure.
Yes, because in our society we don't have it.
Analogy: western "freedom of speech" is like "access to healthcare". Everyone is allowed to speak in the same way that everyone is allowed to have insurance, which is to say that you better have the money to pay for it or your fucked. Speech is even more exclusive than healthcare is, because even if you have enough money to get your message out there, you will almost certainly be doing it via a privately-owned channel, which gives the corporation that owns that channel the opportunity to censor you.
True free speech can only exist in a world where the means of communication exist in the commons, and no private party owns any piece of the communication infrastructure.
:rat-salute: I appreciate your nuances.
That's a really good explanation
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