Evidencing a lack of liberal philosophical foundations worthy of a coalition Cabinet/Shadow Cabinet role, Teal Independent MP Zali Steggall said this about the Labor Government’s proposed anti-speech, anti-freedom, misinformation and disinformation law. Yes. Those laws that are the embodiment of Liberal Party policy:
Freedom of speech is not a right to spread misinformation and disinformation.
Pause for a short throat clearing.
YES Ms Steggall. Freedom of speech IS IS IS a right to spread misinformation and disinformation.
Freedom of speech IS IS IS a also right to correct misinformation and disinformation.
You dingbat.
It is only when speech leads to harm, for example, the suborning of violence, is when such speech can be restricted.
With statement’s like this and views like this, watch out Paul Fletcher. The same Paul Fletcher who championed this daft policy and convinced Scomo to take it to the last election. Fletcher must have had some sort of quacky polling to convince Scomo.
Watch out Fletcher. Steggal may be coming for your seat next via Zali Steggal Teal Network. After all, your electorate of Bradfield is literally next to her electorate of Warringah.
This idiotic misinformation policy is Liberal Party policy. Remember that always. Never forgive them for it. Never forget about it.
Like the other Liberal Party policies they delivered … meta-data laws, Quarantine Act, Snowy Hydro, French Subs, NBN.
Refreshers available here and here.
Virginia Trioli may work for the ABC, but that does not mean she is always wrong:
So we'll said!!!
Cheers
Airheads like the Teals have absolutely no clue as to the meaning of the term "free country".