I’m equally appalled with both, I honestly thought we were done with the thought police post Biden. On a personal leve, I simply don’t care enough what people say or think generally speaking. I certainly don’t want the gubmint to interject... I get that “conservatives” like certain speech, but don’t think this won’t come back later by the other side when theyve wrestled power for themselves once again.
The Trump admin “censorship” is a direct outcome of the statist expansion of Leviathan.
Back in the day, the govt didn’t touch every dimension of life, liberty, and property. Today, Universities are addicted to federal funding of R&D etc - something the Founders likely would abhor, and which (many but not all) conservatives and all libertarians reject.
Trump is effectively telling a heroine addict that they must behave the way he wants, or else he’ll withhold their smack. Clinically, that’s not censorship.
However, if the tables were turned and, say, the govt pulled funding to charities that promoted alternatives to abortion, “conservatives” would light up with righteousness indignation.