What is the difference between “Disinformation vs. Misinformation”?
"If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter!" - George Washington
'The Further A Brainwashed Society Drifts From The Truth, The More It Will Hate Those Who Speak It.' - George Orwell [1903-1950]
When you tear out a man's tongue, you are not proving him a liar, you're only telling the world that you fear what he might say.
"Your Silence Gives Consent!" - Plato (427-347 BCE)
'A True Friend Tells the Truth, Even if it Risks the Friendship' - Proverbs 9:8-9 - Proverbs 27:17
All Truth passes through three stages before it is recognized:
1. First, it is ridiculed.
2. Then it is violently opposed.
3. Then it is accepted as being self-evident.”
- Arthur Schopenhauer, Philosopher (1788-1860)
The Truth is like a Surgery, it hurts but cure!
Lie is like a Painkiller, it gives instant relief but has side effects forever!
- Han Suyin (1917-2012)
"If you have to be persuaded, reminded, pressured, lied to, incentivised, coerced, bullied, socially shamed, guilt tripped, threatened, punished and criminalised.
You can be absolutely certain that what is being proposed is not in your best interest" - Ian Watson
'The World will not be destroyed by those who do Evil, but be those who watch them without doing anything' - Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
'Blind Believe In Authority Is The Greatest Enemy Of Truth' ~Albert Einstein
"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me"
"Keep them fat, dumb and happy and they will eat out of your bowl"
Govern= control or hold back. Ment= your mind. From the Latin.
What is the difference between “Disinformation vs. Misinformation”?
00:26 Censoring free speech poses an existential threat to society
02:57 Government censorship of misinformation and disinformation poses challenges in distinguishing truth from deception.
05:33 Censorship by expert arbiters stifles intellectual growth
08:07 Censorship undermines individual dignity and paves the way for totalitarianism.
10:31 Censorship stifles personal autonomy integral to freedom
13:07 Fetishization of words and its impact
15:41 Censorship of hate speech has negative consequences.
18:05 Government censorship can lead to dangerous restrictions on free speech.
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