It's a double edged sword. One person's "propaganda" is another person's freedom of speech. Instead of silencing views, we should be combating them with facts, that is the way a free society works.

I'm not saying we should give intolerance a platform, I'm saying we should be hesitant to silence views we disagree with. Reveal the hate and block it for what it is, don't just call stuff you disagree with "propaganda" and move on.

So no, I disagree. Silencing speech is what causes democracies to fail.

[–] awwwyissss@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This isn't "one person's propaganda", this is an organized effort by a powerful authoritarian government to destabilize democracies.

"Combating with facts" doesn't work, they'll just try to engage you and waste your time. If you make a great point, they'll never admit your right, they'll just post a meme or picture to try to turn it into a joke.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

organized effort by a powerful authoritarian government

Source?

And if they respond with a meme, I just downvote and move on. If I notice the same person doing it multiple times, I'll block them.