9 upvotes, 2 direct replies (showing 2)
View submission: NoLibertarian Banned from Reddit
It's not his dissent that got him banned, it's the fact that he makes no attempt to engage in serious discussion. He just trolls and trolls, and replies to and upvotes his own alts.
Comment by richmomz at 23/02/2011 at 21:54 UTC
7 upvotes, 1 direct replies
I don't think it's even that. There's no rule that says you have to contribute constructively to a conversation (but you can downvote it). He probably violated their rules against spamming, vote manipulation, or getting around moderator bans but there's no way to know for sure.
Comment by Facehammer at 23/02/2011 at 22:56 UTC*
-1 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Rubbish. I remember one of the admins once saying that reddit's code doesn't let you upvote your own posts with a different account, and talking to yourself or others with multiple accounts is something that some libertarians are at least equally as guilty of.
As for "serious discussion," since when did every other redditor take this website so deadly fucking serious?
All I'm seeing here are more rationalisations why censorship is just fine when it works in your favour. Since when did "I disagree with what you say, but will defend to the death your right to say it" come with the proviso "...as long as I don't find it *too* disagreeable"? Are some types of speech *really* more free than others?