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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Should that homeless guy on the corner with a megaphone be allowed to tell people he is Jesus?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

You'd think the answer would be "of course he should" until you realize that basically every cult that has ever existed has started that way.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

And I think cult leaders should be able to say what they want, just like intelligent people should be able to laugh at them.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Nah. Koresh, Jones, Manson, they weren’t yelling at people through a megaphone on the street corner. They were smart and knew how to manipulate people. Scientology, Mormons, same thing. I guess this argues against my original point, but how are you going to stop these people but still allow for free speech?