I see things posted that I simply scroll on by. We all do.
My only concern is seeing conservatives shadow banning and censoring other conservatives. This, not because they violated FR rules, or made threats, or what have you, but merely because some opinions are not allowed to be expressed
This is necessarily problematic and hypocrisy.
The answer to speech we disagree with is to speak up.
The answer should never be to silence, censor, shadowban, or be wished into the cornfield of festival. This smacks of petty tyranny.
We don’t like it when leftists did it to us.
Let’s not do it to others.
As a general understanding, we here are intelligent and can draw our own conclusions, discuss differing views and even sometimes be persuaded to see things differently, however shutting down certain speech cripples us.
Some preacher (maybe Billy Graham?) once said “I start every morning with the newspaper in one hand and the Bible in the other, so I know what each side is doing.”
This is wisdom
That man wasn’t afraid of reading false information, because in his other hand was the Truth.
I have not seen anyone told not to express an opinion; I have seen the request made to a very small number of posters to not cite certain sources on the thread.
Again, those posters could very well post such material on their own threads, but, apparently they prefer stirring the pot of strife here.
Quit lying, ok?
JOS is a known grifter, not a conservative, as demonstrated back in (IIRC) post #1238.
And the request is not to censor conservatives, but to have posts which seek to spread dissension, to derail, or to plant (demonstrably false) claims attempting to discredit Q, put at the end of the thread, in Festival: not censored, which would be elimination.
It isn’t banning nor censorship nor festival to be encouraged to start your own thread to discuss what you wish. It is asking you to move the location of the subject. It isn’t wrong to ask someone to respect the requests of this thread just as others would respect the requests on the thread you or the few others who agree with you could start. Banning or censorship would not allow you that freedom.
That man wasn’t afraid of reading false information, because in his other hand was the Truth.
This.
To those that piled on, seriously ?
“I wouldn’t join a club, that would have someone like me as a member”.
I “joined” this club, to tell Michael I appreciated his humor.
I’ll continue to post, until banned. I don’t post for any reason, other than to let ya’ll know I’m still listening.
That is all.