Posted on 07/24/2022 11:46:46 AM PDT by SoConPubbie
Trump’s comments came during Turning Point USA’s Student Action Summit on Saturday in Tampa, Florida. Trump said:
But I’ll talk about the next critical fight we need is for your energy to be put behind the battle to restore free speech in America. There is no such thing as a democracy that does not have free speech. We don’t have free speech anymore. We have canceled culture we have fake news media that reports certain news incorrectly.
He also called out corporate media for its biased coverage of political issues and for being “partners” with the Democrats:
And if it’s positive about the other side, they make it much better and if it’s bad about the other side, they won’t even report it. We saw that in the election where they wouldn’t report bad news about the other side. It’s a disgrace. The media has taken a place in our culture and our history that nobody ever thought would be possible. They are no longer respected.
Trump warned that if censorship continues to grow across the country, America will turn into “Venezuela on steroids.” He said:
“If debate can be silenced, if dissent can be suppressed. If conservative ideas can be systematically shut down, then very simply, we do not have a free country anymor. That’s what happened with communism and various countries. That’s what happened with Venezuela.
Trump added that “the next congress and the next president have a civic duty to be ruthless in going after this new censorship regime.”
“We have to, because if we do not destroy censorship, censorship will destroy America. Our country will rot from the corruption confusion,” he urged.
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
“As soon as we have the power. Congress should immediately launch a full scale investigation into the rise of totally anti American practice,” Trump declared.
I love Trump but I part ways with him on this because this this is wrong-headed.
Individuals and private companies are free and constitutionally protected to politically censor whatever they want.
The LAST thing we need is MORE UNCONSTITUTIONAL FEDERAL GOVERNMENT meddling and interfering in our private lives and decisions.
The answer to “Big Tech” etc, is
1) Enforce the Constitution by charging and penalizing government officials who bribe and “subsidize” private companies in big tech and elsewhere, and
2) Patriots build their own companies to successfully compete with these jackals in the free market with open competition.
As soon as possible!
The rats continuance in using the investigations while in the majority is proof we’ve got them on the run. They’re flailing.
When it’s our turn I’d suggest we confine it to what’s workable. Whitewater ended up with a dozen convictions but not the big guy. That’s how it works. In 2023 I’d give Hunter an out-go live in a country that we don’t have an extradition treaty with. Check them out. They’re some pretty miserable places. Threaten the big fella if he pardons him. If he’s unable to attend the old man’s funeral so be it.
Trump fights. That’s why the RINOs like Paul RYNO, Romney, Mccain etc. hate him so much. The RINOs don’t want to win. They want to be part of the globalist club at OUR expense.
He’s correct. God help him.
And do what exactly?
Missouri and another state are already in court suing over censorship and I believe they’ve been granted discovery which should be interesting in light of Musk’s twitter deal being in court at the same time.
We already have Parler, GAB, MeWe, Clouthub, TruthSocial but twitter and facebook have been in the game for so long, people are invested because that’s where the masses can be reached and they’ve had many years to become integrated into the web in general. They both also have extensive APIs to help with integration into any other web platform.
It’s not something that can be duplicated in a year or two and even if you did, why would the masses bother going through all the trouble of switching when they have so much time vested into the originals?
Most every company has a presence on facebook/twitter and a lot of time and effort put into it over the years. Add youtube and Instagram to that and it’s already four platforms they have to post to. They’re not going to add another 4-5 platforms with 1/10 of the membership, no API, no diagnostics, no ability to embed the content on their own websites. fb/twitter/youtube/instagram can be embedded in a post on any Content Management System via Oembed. You can log into most any website with fb/twitter/google.
Parler, GAB, MeWe, Clouthub, TruthSocial have none of these things. About all you can find for them are share buttons for people to share your blog post to those platforms that you’re logged into.
I’m signed up as a developer on developer.facebook.com. Haven’t used it in years but what can be done is to create an app, and allow people to sign up and log in using their facebook log in. Creating an app is basically just registering my website and giving it permission to allow fb logins. Actual coders can create actual custom apps that do other things but the login thing is so common it’s a plug and play type of thing. In any case, it’s their API - Application Programming Interface that gets used and none of the alt social networks have an API. Hell, truthsocial still doesn’t even have an Android app.
Yeah, Congress will get right on that...
Well in many cases these are illegal campaign donations. Blocking opposition info and giving democrats free advertising.
They did completely suppress the Hunter Biden laptop.
Actually Congress is close to breaking up tech monopolies. Why democrats are interested I’m not sure.
Seems President Trump is having to go it alone. McConnell, McCarthy and Ronna Danial are all in the dark about important political issues. These three clowns need to be replaced now and bring in administrators with backbones and brains.
“ I love Trump but I part ways with him on this because this this is wrong-headed.”
But is he wrong?
..... It's not "Political Censorship" .... It's Protectiong the Country against evil "Anti American Insurectionists" and Trump is the main Instigator!
...... See ... That's how the propaganda game works. I guarantee that would be the Democrat and Never Trumper response. And that would be the only response that the Regime and Media would allow the public to hear .....
Yes. Read what I wrote.
It is wrong to expand more unconstitutional federal power. The Constitution gives the Feds NO authority to regulate the speech of private individuals and companies. The First Amendment is there to remind GOVERNMENT that GOVERNMENT is forbidden to abridge these God-given rights and freedoms
The greatest threat to our welfare, livelihood, and freedoms is the 80%+ unconstitutional portion of the federal government.
THE ISSUE of today RESTORATION of our Free Constitutional Republic and that is done by DISMANTLING that unconstitutional portion of the feds.
Can't the same be said for Truth Social, OAN, Brietbart, and other sites? You want the government to go against them as well?
They did completely suppress the Hunter Biden laptop.
So? So they're selective on what they report on. Name one media site that isn't?
The feds have NO SAY regarding what Big Tech does.
However, individual states are constitutionally free to take a hand if the people of that state so choose.
That is partly what our Free Constitutional Republic is all about. Decentralized power and authority.
The feds have NO CONSTITUTIONAL SAY regarding what Big Tech does.
However, individual states are constitutionally free to take a hand if the people of that state so choose.
That is partly what our Free Constitutional Republic is all about. Decentralized power and authority.
Freedom isn’t perfect but it is way the hell better than whatever’s in second place.
Yes, Patriots are behind the times, but can still catch up and beat these vile Leftists at their own game.
I pray God will help you do just that.
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