Posted on 10/18/2020 6:19:12 AM PDT by NOBO2012
We dont need no education
We just need a little better thought control.
Remember when you thought our government overlords were the biggest problem? At least they, theoretically, can be voted or - worst case thrown out.
By any means possible
As it turns out its even harder to depose the entrenched social media tyrants imposing their own limitations on freedom of speech. Were all well aware of the tyrannical practices of Twitter and Facebook, the biggest and most egregious of the social media behemoths. But even second tier sites like Yelp, the social media crowd sourcing platform, serves to erode our liberty via its own form of woke censure.
A New Consumer Alert to Stand Against Racism
Communities have always turned to Yelp in reaction to current events at the local level. As the nation reckons with issues of systemic racism, weve seen in the last few months that there is a clear need to warn consumers about businesses associated with egregious, racially-charged actions to help people make more informed spending decisions.
I suppose its hard to be opposed to a stand against racism except that Yelps bold anti-racist stand holds the potential to ruin businesses. Based on what? Problematic behavior reported via crowd sourcing? That sounds highly reliable, what could go wrong?
And now heres an interesting twist in Big Techs media control: following the backlash over Twitters censoring of the New York Post article regarding Hunter Bidens nefarious affairs in Ukraine and China the tech giant changed its policy. Its even worse now:
We will label Tweets to provide context instead of blocking links from being shared on Twitter This is actually more sinister than their previous approachcensorship. At least that was obvious.
No, they will no longer block. Now, like Yelp, theyll instead get into the business of interpreting. They will become prosecutor, judge and jury and you will be the benefactor of their enlightened decisions.
This is, in essence, thought control.
You, the great unwashed, are not capable of analyzing for yourself. You need guidancethe same guidance they provided when publishing ad infinitum obvious disinformation about non-existent Trump-Russia collusion or propaganda from Javad Zarif, foreign minister of a country whose citizens are not allowed access to the internet but just happens to have 1.5 million Twitter followers.
It seems odd to us older Americans whove been around the block a few times that investigative journalists who were once dying to find the next set of Watergate burglars now have absolutely zero interest in Hillarys secret server, the players behind the Steele dossier Russian hoax, Crossfire Hurricane or the Biden connection to the Ukrainian deal. You know, the deal that served to launch the impeachment of an American President. And apparently they likewise have not interest in pursuing whether Joe Bidens family business dealings with China might have serious national security concerns should the man become president. Indeed, theyre not even interested in Joes medical records which might explain Joes apparent lake of stamina, muddled thinking and endless word salad ramblings while on the trail.
Right: because weve had enough
So, carry on. Nothing to see here.
Posted from: MOTUS A.D.
Young people nowadays seem to want as much thought control as possible.
Yep. Reminds me of lyrics from Devo’s “Freedom of Choice”:
Freedom of choice
Is what you got
Freedom from choice
Is what you want
Yes, its a fad they seem to embrace. The herd instinct is particularly strong in this generation of young people it seems.
I’ve had lost of Leftist radicals tell me that I am old and will soon pass on. Reminds me of this statement from the past.
“”What are you ? You will pass on. Your descendants, however, now stand in the new camp. In a short time they will know nothing else but the new community”.—Adolf Hitler, Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by Shirer...page 249.
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