Normally I agree with Jacob “Bumper” Hornberger, who is normally a stalwart libertarian, but this is the worst thing I can recall ever coming from his pen. Bumper has gone off the rails here. His take is simply not a libertarian perspective.
Late reply, but YES, thank you for calling out Jacob Hornberger on this.
I was shockingly surprised and disappointed at his take; was he fearing retribution or slander himself? Hornberger is oftentimes a reliable writer, although his writings can be a bit ambiguous. I am a big fan of many of his writings, but on this one, Hornberger's view is just off-base. He is plain wrong.
Libel and slander are not acts of fraud. Hornberger's argument in support of such laws is weak and uninformed. Nobody has the right to a good reputation; your reputation is what others think of you. If libel and slander are truly acts of fraud, then I guess that the mainstream media should be shut down because of all the BS they spread.
Alex Jones did not deserve to be sued for the Sandy Hook comments. Even if Alex Jones were indeed wrong (and I believe Alex Jones is completely right), this does not give the victims' parents (whom are all actors) the right to sue.
Harassment is a legitimate crime. They can sue or report those who harass them. But Alex Jones never committed any act of harm towards the victims' families, who are just actors. He never harmed them.
I was also disappointed to learn that Hornberger stands by the official story of Sandy Hook. He does not understand that it was all fake; he never gave any evidence to defend the official story. If YouTube, Big Tech, mainstream media, and others censor Sandy Hook questioners, this only makes me question the official story even more.
This was a truly weird and disappointing take by Hornberger.
Late reply, but YES, thank you for calling out Jacob Hornberger on this.
I was shockingly surprised and disappointed at his take; was he fearing retribution or slander himself? Hornberger is oftentimes a reliable writer, although his writings can be a bit ambiguous. I am a big fan of many of his writings, but on this one, Hornberger's view is just off-base. He is plain wrong.
Libel and slander are not acts of fraud. Hornberger's argument in support of such laws is weak and uninformed. Nobody has the right to a good reputation; your reputation is what others think of you. If libel and slander are truly acts of fraud, then I guess that the mainstream media should be shut down because of all the BS they spread.
Alex Jones did not deserve to be sued for the Sandy Hook comments. Even if Alex Jones were indeed wrong (and I believe Alex Jones is completely right), this does not give the victims' parents (whom are all actors) the right to sue.
Harassment is a legitimate crime. They can sue or report those who harass them. But Alex Jones never committed any act of harm towards the victims' families, who are just actors. He never harmed them.
I was also disappointed to learn that Hornberger stands by the official story of Sandy Hook. He does not understand that it was all fake; he never gave any evidence to defend the official story. If YouTube, Big Tech, mainstream media, and others censor Sandy Hook questioners, this only makes me question the official story even more.
"and the arguments these laws are distinct."
There's a word missing here, I suspect.