Posted on 02/04/2021 4:41:18 AM PST by RandFan
A leftist journalist expressed regret about calling for Silicon Valley to censor content after it happened to him.
Progressive reporter Jordan Chariton had the change of heart after YouTube took down one of his videos.
Chariton’s original advocacy for censorship occurred when he called for Big Tech giants to target anyone who questioned the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election.
“EVERY media outlet that pushed this INSANE election fraud conspiracy for clicks should be taken off the air. They’ve incited a Civil War,” Chariton tweeted on January 6, the date of the Capitol breach.
However, after YouTube pulled video from his own channel featuring footage of the January 6 riot for violating the platform’s policies against “spam and deceptive practices,” the Chariton reversed his position.
“With time to reflect, & seeing Silicon Valley’s censorship onslaught, I regret this tweet made in [the] heat of moment,” the progressive journalist wrote. “Whether certain cable/YouTube outlets mislead audiences w/ dishonest claims lacking real evidence, they shouldn’t be targeted.”
Chariton noted that with the precedent having been set for blanket censorship, progressive content was also now being unfairly targeted, while pointing out that big left-wing networks with friendly YouTube ties like the Young Turks were not calling it out.
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“I, I guess I didn’t realize that helping to install a communist dictatorship could somewhat backfire.”
“the Chariton reversed his position”
I must admit to reading that as the “charlatan” reversed his position.
He regrets saying those things as he’s thrown to the alligators.
The useful idiots are the first to be liquidated.
He didn’t mean for it to happen to him.
Only us.
Useful idiot.
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Al of these jerks,(Greenwald, Taibbi,Halper,this guy) etc.etc, have spent there entire careers lying, distorting bending their “news” to help create the divisions in this country, all one way mind you, now that is coming for them they sqwak.
To hell with them, I hope these people, and people like them are totally destroyed by the monster they created.
That’s why leftists are morons. They promote leftism tactics until it attacks them personally. If they get woken up from their stupor consider it a lesson well earned.
A useful idiot has a Moment of clarity........
Schizophrenic meets controlling schizo creation turning on himself... who woulda thunk, uh?
At least they’ve noticed now. They aren’t part of the Deathcamp 40 (The 40% that would support the Democrats even while the Dems were sending them to a deathcamp).
Gonna have to come out as trans-something and/or bash Trump and conservatives a lot harder than that to get back in with The Party.
Has there ever been a more perfect phrase for this sort of thing than: “Hoisted on his own petard?”
See also: Feeding the monster in hopes that it will devour you last.
“We all set out together on this sorry ship of state
When the Captain took the fever we were hijacked by the Mate
And he steered us through the shadows, upon an angry tide
And cast us one by one over the side.”
Al Stewart in “Joe the Georgian”
I can always tell the political affiliation of somebody by when they care about Government or Big Company oppression. Liberals only care when it happens to them.
Typical. Call for a riot until the brick goes through his window.
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