Tuesday, February 9, 2021
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Your First Amendment right to free speech is a privilege and comes with a measure of responsibility. You have the right to exercise that responsibility here but we reserve the right to inform you when you've used that right irresponsibly.
We are benevolent dictators in this regard. Enjoy.
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It's incredible how blatant they are. One would think that with their vast resources they could hide their criminality better than they have. At this point, I don't think it would matter, but who in their right mind believes folks won't balk at their connections with the CCP? They may simply believe they can't be stopped. Certainly feels that way to me.
ReplyDeleteFacebook, Twitter, Youtube are all private companies. They can ban whomever they like. If Candace Owens wants to connect to conservatives she can do what pundits have been doing for decades -- write a book, that she can then go on TV and promote, pitch herself as a commentator/panelist to various political shows and radio programs. Author articles for conservative magazines. Launch a radio program and sell it to talk radio stations.
ReplyDeleteNone of these pundits are being censored. They're being cutoff from their favorite microphone, but if they have genuinely compelling political thoughts they can find other microphones. It's the one's who know they don't have a thought deeper than a social media post or YouTube video that are scared.
That's a bit myopic don't you think? Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube are PRIVATE companies, right? They can do what they want, right? But, since they are AMERICAN companies, they are subject to the AMERICAN Constitution.
DeleteThe First Amendment is explicit... The Constitution prevents the government from making laws which regulate an establishment of religion, or that would prohibit the free exercise of religion, or abridge the freedom of speech, the freedom of the press, the freedom of assembly, or the right to petition the government for redress of grievances.
That said, NO PRIVATE company has the right to abridge ANYONE'S right of Free Speech. Especially when they allow objectionable content all the live-long day, 365 days a year. What THEY find objectionable; what THEY object TO is Speech they don't agree with, speech they DIDN'T AGREE with. Yet they agree with the likes of the Iranian leaders' comments on his Twitter feed that endorsed the wholesale murder of millions of Jews? Do they agree with THAT speech? But not, say, Donald Trump's speech that the recent election was rigged and stolen? What do you find more dangerous? The Iranian leader's endorsement of mass-murder? Or the president's denunciation of the election results and the politicians and pundits who sell it to the unwashed masses? So, Trump's speech is dangerous, but not the Iranian leader's?
"...but if they have genuinely compelling political thoughts..." Go somewhere else, right? No free speech here, right? No, siree! This is OUR government! And until you talk like us and think like us, you're not getting a say on anything!
How childish...
I have to disagree with you, Eric. I do believe private companies can act in a manner that conflicts with the Constitution because the Constitution was created to restrict government behavior so that the people can live out their liberty.
DeleteThat being said, having complete liberty doesn't mean how one acts is proper, moral or beyond criticism. What remains to be seen with these companies is whether or not they are in some way acting outside the terms they set for their users. Obviously they are, but whether or not they can be forced to is another issue. If they're seen by the courts as editorializing in their censoring, then there could be legal action. One thing is certain, they are not the free speech platforms they advertised themselves as being, and it behooves others to create their own to compete with them. It's begun already and we need to decide if we'll continue to support them. I haven't moved to the other, newer alternatives, but intent to do so at some point. For the time being, I maintain my accounts for the expressed purpose of messing with the lefties and forcing them to face the truth. It's kind of a hobby.