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The Big [Censored] Theory

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1444 points feross | 1 comments | 29 Aug 22 17:34 UTC | HN request time: 0.297s | source
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aero-glide2 ◴[29 Aug 22 18:32 UTC] No.32641737[source]▶
I don't really agree with this, but consider this argument : Is it really a bad thing if different countries have different understanding of what's allowed/not allowed? If the whole world had the same system of governance, that could be dangerous too.
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S201 ◴[29 Aug 22 18:40 UTC] No.32641842[source]▶
Because the people of China didn't choose this: their oppressive and authoritarian government did it for them.
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sschueller ◴[30 Aug 22 06:50 UTC] No.32647367[source]▶
Neither did the majority of Americans watching non-cable television. Instead a small religious minority got their say what was profanity and what was not.
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1. schnable ◴[30 Aug 22 13:22 UTC] No.32650074[source]▶
I don't think it's accurate to imply that at the time of strictest FCC rules only a small minority of Americans thought the standards were appropriate.