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Old 2012-10-05, 12:57   Link #1071
Vexx
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Originally Posted by Sumeragi View Post
I disagree with that assessment. "Speech" takes money to be conveyed, so automatically saying that using money to spread speech in itself is not corruption.
I have a million dollars and misinformation to spread that secretly benefits me and no one else. You have one dollar and the truth. Which message is going to win?

The data says truth almost always loses. It isn't a level playing field of ideas.
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