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To: Drew68

Understood. I am of the opinion that I don’t want the government taking ANY role in saying what should or shouldn’t be banned on the Internet.

It is a trap.

Once we do that, it will be used against conservative voices, and we will be finished in that respect, cut off on an island.

Conservative solutions may not work right now, but I view any journey down that path as far preferable to the government getting their fingers in, with one exception: Make it part of the First Amendment in all respects.

But you don’t need a vivid imagination to see the crap storm that will turn out to be as well.


31 posted on 09/05/2018 6:39:54 AM PDT by rlmorel (Leftists: They believe in the "Invisible Hand" only when it is guided by government.)
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To: rlmorel
I am of the opinion that I don’t want the government taking ANY role in saying what should or shouldn’t be banned on the Internet.

What if Sprint, Verizon, and T-Mobile in conjunction with Apple, Samsung, and LG decided that they would implement "hate speech" restrictions (applicable only to conservatives) over their cell phone services, cutting off and suspending users who violated these rules?

The conservative solution would be, "It's a free market. They can do as they wish. We'll just build our own cell phones, cell towers, and service providers."

What the internet giants are doing is no different. And while I understand the philosophical arguments of keeping government out and letting the free market run its course, I don't see any outcome with this other than the censorship of conservative ideas.

37 posted on 09/05/2018 7:03:31 AM PDT by Drew68
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