What Mr. German government and you are talking about are not the same. He is talking about coersed identity exposure.
You are talking about voluntary identity exposure, are you not?
I am. I just think anonymity removes so much credibility that you might as well not enter the debates Mr merz speaks of.
Any anonymous person has no culpability for what they say, and in an age where bots will seem real, the anonymous will be even more ignored.
As long as the right to free speech is respected (which admittedly is a narrowing window from both the left and right), I think you are better off not being anonymous.
Anonymity isn't the problem, it's those who would squelch free speech through draconian measures that are the problem. Make them go away and everyone is free to speak as they please with the authority granted by their identity.
We aren't talking about anonymity to protect your bags, this should be doable in a just society.
It's what we should aim for at least.
Any anonymous person has no culpability for what they say, and in an age where bots will seem real, the anonymous will be even more ignored.
As long as the right to free speech is respected (which admittedly is a narrowing window from both the left and right), I think you are better off not being anonymous.
Anonymity isn't the problem, it's those who would squelch free speech through draconian measures that are the problem. Make them go away and everyone is free to speak as they please with the authority granted by their identity.
We aren't talking about anonymity to protect your bags, this should be doable in a just society.
It's what we should aim for at least.
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