Canadian gov wants to make conspiracy theories illegal with ability to throw them in prison! "This is not a question of freedom of speech. This is a question of people who are actually actively working to spread disinformation, whether it's through troll bot farms, whether [it's] state operators..."

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[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Yes, the usage of the word has changed dramatically, to the point where most English-speaking people recognize ONLY ONE OF THESE.

The good professor talks about 3 types and that is nice. But he is still using the communist propaganda version of the term, which only as you say, muddies the waters.

[–]JasonCarswellPlatinum Foil Fedora 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Just because "most English-speaking people recognize ONLY ONE OF THESE" does not make them right.

I still don't know what you mean by "communist" because you haven't nailed it down.

The only muddiness I see is your reasoning.