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Democracy is based on citizens making informed decisions about how they are to be run, therefore misinformation is a fundamental assault on democracy.


Politicians know that using emotional arguments is much more effective than factual arguments. I don’t really expect that to change anytime soon.


One could hope for emotional, factual arguments ...


Those elected to power can and should be held to a higher standard than the citizens that they serve, and that could include freedoms of speech.

An analogue might be how a CEO and board of directors are limited by law about what they can say publicly, so that they do not mislead shareholders.




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