Al-O-Meter
Well-Known Member
Of course not. People who know better, noted historians, and medical authorities should be encouraged to inform the public. The problem is in the "stamping out" part, the establishment of "gate keepers" given the power to control which opinions are able to be voiced. I'm a big believer in the first amendment even if it gives morons the ability to push destructive untruths like Q Anon, the big lie, or the 1619 Project. If elites want to voice informed opinions and have those opinions amplified, that is fine. If elites want power to quash dissent then eff them.
With the idea that elites should function as gate keepers of opinion, would you support a proposal to only give free speech rights to citizens who can pass an aptitude test that proves they've been though your proposed education? Would you have the government issue speech licenses to stifle challenging opinions voiced by non-elites? In this authoritarian hellscape you claim to not want while at the same time posting piece after piece pushing that direction, how do you propose we eliminate people having wrong opinions?
). I hope you don't think you are genuinely someone who has done away with passion and perspective in your postings. Not only would that make you inhuman, it would make you less interesting.
