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Hekate

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41. Consequences always await the liar, because others are also *free* exact them...

Reply to Mariana (Reply #40)

Sat Mar 12, 2022, 08:39 PM

Mar 2022

Liars get fired, shunned, and prosecuted all the time.

Murdoch has more money than God, and Trump has the Devil’s own luck. But for the rest of us, there are consequences…

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I have seen them interview some Russians that back Putin. They are just like doc03 Mar 2022 #1

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I have both family and friends in Ireland. BlackSkimmer Mar 2022 #12

+1. The old credibility problem! FSogol Mar 2022 #22

... demmiblue Mar 2022 #2

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... demmiblue Mar 2022 #8

Give any amount of freedom of speech we have now Mr.Bill Mar 2022 #3

No. WarGamer Mar 2022 #5

So what's your plan? LiberatedUSA Mar 2022 #7

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You seem to have meant restricting freedom of speech iemanja Mar 2022 #25

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I took a formal declaration of war but Father Coughlin was forced off the radio DBoon Mar 2022 #14

I disagree Kaleva Mar 2022 #11

Too many to detain, too soft in their lifestyle to be much good for anything bucolic_frolic Mar 2022 #13

Hmmm. Welcome to DU. mahina Mar 2022 #15

What freedoms would those be? blogslug Mar 2022 #16

Who gets to keep the right to free speech and who doesn't? Beastly Boy Mar 2022 #17

Can Republicans restrict your rights until you come to your senses? Sympthsical Mar 2022 #18

Nah, Karma13612 Mar 2022 #19

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Good discussion.. Deuxcents Mar 2022 #32

Which enemy sarisataka Mar 2022 #20

Which enemy? WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2022 #23

Keep freedom of speech. Impose real consequences for people who lie. meadowlander Mar 2022 #24

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FOX tries to have it both ways under the law. To their fans they allegedly give "fair and balanced"... Hekate Mar 2022 #34

Freedom of speech includes the freedom to lie. nt. Mariana Mar 2022 #36

Are you free to libel someone without consequences?Are you free to divulge national security secrets Hekate Mar 2022 #38

There are some exceptions, but generally, we are free to lie. nt. Mariana Mar 2022 #40

Consequences always await the liar, because others are also *free* exact them... Hekate Mar 2022 #41

I say we use the Wyoming Rule. taxi Mar 2022 #26

Which is? Hekate Mar 2022 #39

It's not pleasant to contemplate Disaffected Mar 2022 #28

So we should kowtow to the GQP? greatauntoftriplets Mar 2022 #29

...cities? Iggo Mar 2022 #30

No, thank you. Regulate FOX news (which lies 24/7) and remove hate radio from the Armed Forces Hekate Mar 2022 #31

Are you concerned about being "popular" here? BlueIdaho Mar 2022 #33

I know... Hekate Mar 2022 #35

Will our oligarch's sacrifice some of their freedoms? jalan48 Mar 2022 #37