Deciding who or what entity has the authority to determine truth v falsehood (and the authority to punish the transgression against official truth) is always - and will always be - *The Issue*. Considering for 30 seconds the possibility that "the other side" will have that authority should be sufficient for clear thinkers to determine the danger of allowing any centralized power such authority. Think of how stifling to creativity- and chilling to any productive dissent. I'm often shocked by how complacent John is in the face of facts revealed by Shellenberger, to name just one person. Power seeks to consolidate power. That's never good in any republic which claims to offer freedom from the tyranny of mobs OR minorities.
Deciding who or what entity has the authority to determine truth v falsehood (and the authority to punish the transgression against official truth) is always - and will always be - *The Issue*. Considering for 30 seconds the possibility that "the other side" will have that authority should be sufficient for clear thinkers to determine the danger of allowing any centralized power such authority. Think of how stifling to creativity- and chilling to any productive dissent. I'm often shocked by how complacent John is in the face of facts revealed by Shellenberger, to name just one person. Power seeks to consolidate power. That's never good in any republic which claims to offer freedom from the tyranny of mobs OR minorities.