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So, someday in the future, when people are (re)building a democracy...
...and the issue of free speech comes up, how would they try to handle the concept of speech financed by people with deep pockets? I'm thinking specifically of our current problem actors like Twitter, Facebook, Fox News, and Sinclair Broadcasting. I happen to be something of a free-speech fanatic, but I'm not sure how a democracy can survive a continuous tsunami of propaganda and deception like we're experiencing now.
Any thoughts?
