Posted on 05/12/2024 7:35:11 AM PDT by DoodleBob
UN International Day of Living Together in Peace.
Double plus goodspeak comrade.
Government imposted “peace” is just the softer side of tyranny.
Anyone who has hosted the family Thanksgiving dinner already knows this.
“Peace” means don’t you dare disagree with what I say.
A much better path toward fighting disinformation would be to teach children critical thinking and logic from an early age. Government schools do just the opposite, the ideal student being one who swallows the indoctrination readily and completely.
We just went through a period when the government controlled what internet companies could allow on their website. It censored conservatives 98,%of the time. Biden used it to silence his critics. The power was abused by the state and they lied about it when they got caught.
Let’s consider this reality re: “censorship:” JimRob “censors” on FR.
It’s his property.
If we don’t like it, we can go to DU or Lucianne’s site etc.
I dislike some of the nonsense that flies on FR, ranging from idiocracy (usually reposted from Slay News or Gateway Pundit) to blatant racism. The upside to this non-censorship is I know who to avoid and who’s a dope (and I’m sure they feel the same way about me).
I’ve also seen lots of nonsense getting removed.
Net-net-net, it’s worth coming back.
Give the govt the keys, and there is NO alternative.
Let’s consider this reality re: “censorship:” JimRob “censors” on FR.
It’s his property.
If we don’t like it, we can go to DU or Lucianne’s site etc.
I dislike some of the nonsense that flies on FR, ranging from idiocracy (usually reposted from Slay News or Gateway Pundit) to blatant racism. The upside to this non-censorship is I know who to avoid and who’s a dope (and I’m sure they feel the same way about me).
I’ve also seen lots of nonsense getting removed.
Net-net-net, it’s worth coming back.
Give the govt the keys, and there is NO alternative.
I've noticed some of that, especially with blatant racism. On the bright side, some of the notorious posters got suspended/banned.
We are not talking here about what individual site owners do or do not allow on their own sites.
The subject at hand is the government decreeing what is allowed on ANY site.
NOT same-same.
I am not a racist.
I hate all races equally.
Zaktly.
That was the point I was trying to make - some were arguing that no oversight is ideal.
Property owners can do what they want. Twitter banning conservatives was ok since it is private property.
The govt colluding/lightly threatening with Twitter is wrong.
1. "Freedom is dangerous. You want to be safe, don't you?"
2. "Freedom is selfish. What'd good for you as an individual isn't as important as what's good for society."
And,
3. "The function of government is to decide what's good for society."
And,
4. "We're the government."
These guys have played the same song so often the record's worn out.
You will get no argument from me.
Worse is the ATF storming of airport manager’s house in Oklahoma with no warrant and fifteen agents and no calling out of Police OPEN UP!!! They smashed through his door after covering up the ring camera and they wore no body cams. When the target appeared they shot him in the head. It was- they said- because he had sold some guns at gun shows. Re elect the Democrats and we have full blown STASI/Gestapo/KGB and prominent citizens who own guns and Christian or conservative views will get raided and killed as examples all over the country. Already ATF needs no warrants, needs no notification of local law enforcement agencies, are authorized to kill whoever they deem inconvenient or who is on their list.
Worse is the ATF storming of airport manager’s house in Oklahoma with no warrant and fifteen agents and no calling out of Police OPEN UP!!! They smashed through his door after covering up the ring camera and they wore no body cams. When the target appeared they shot him in the head. It was- they said- because he had sold some guns at gun shows. Re elect the Democrats and we have full blown STASI/Gestapo/KGB and prominent citizens who own guns and Christian or conservative views will get raided and killed as examples all over the country. Already ATF needs no warrants, needs no notification of local law enforcement agencies, are authorized to kill whoever they deem inconvenient or who is on their list. Oh, and total censorship will be imposed rapidly. The Revolution has been made. We are witnessing the beginnings of the Consolidation.
Property owners -as in real estate- can do anything they can get an expensive government permit for.
I’m well aware that sites like FR are censored by their owners. I’m a moderator (by invitation) on another site and frequently must judge whether posts violate the site’s rules or not.
The government actually censors quite a bit. All of those movie, game, and TV ratings are the result of government censorship. What the government cannot legally censor is political speech, and that is a line that is difficult to define.
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