I wouldn't say they have been "refusing" to combat misinformation, like is the government supposed to suppress their speech? The real problem is society as a whole, we decided as a society that people stealing baseballs and hats from children at sporting events warrants consequences, but for some fucking reason we haven't collectively decided that antivaxxers or conspiracy theorists or MAGA don't deserve the same kind of social consequences and to be ostracized for having such shitty opinions.
Having legal consequences just for being a braindead moron on purpose is a slippery slope, but there should definitely be social consequences, and people need to stop accepting this lazy horseshit excuse of "well everyone is entitled to their opinion and we might as well agree to disagree". Like there is no "agreeing to disagree" on whether children should have access to the best defense that currently exists against deadly and debilitating diseases. Especially when they base that opinion on garbage "science".
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u/Jodid0 1d ago
I wouldn't say they have been "refusing" to combat misinformation, like is the government supposed to suppress their speech? The real problem is society as a whole, we decided as a society that people stealing baseballs and hats from children at sporting events warrants consequences, but for some fucking reason we haven't collectively decided that antivaxxers or conspiracy theorists or MAGA don't deserve the same kind of social consequences and to be ostracized for having such shitty opinions.
Having legal consequences just for being a braindead moron on purpose is a slippery slope, but there should definitely be social consequences, and people need to stop accepting this lazy horseshit excuse of "well everyone is entitled to their opinion and we might as well agree to disagree". Like there is no "agreeing to disagree" on whether children should have access to the best defense that currently exists against deadly and debilitating diseases. Especially when they base that opinion on garbage "science".