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> Price of a free press

I'm not sure FB, YT, HN, Reddit, etc. are press. Can one publish local legal notices through them?

> History shows that the people who suppress free speech are never the good guys

To be fair, there are no good guys in history. Realpolitick or ideology are the only two options I'm aware of, and not for lack of thought though perhaps due to lack of imagination. We could argue that there is contention for the government to ensure the common welfare and defense in pandemic times, and avoiding censoring (and encouraging private organizations to also avoid censoring).



> To be fair, there are no good guys in history.

Disagree strongly. On balance the American framers (Washington, Adams, Hamilton, Mason, Jefferson, et. al) were amazingly good for the world, far better than Marx, Lenin, Mao, etc.


I appreciate your opinion even if I do not agree.


Same, brother.




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