"The survival of our democracy depends on" censorship (Read 3218 times)

Flapp_Jackson

"The survival of our democracy depends on" censorship
« on: August 06, 2018, 06:22:43 PM »
In case you haven't had your daily recommended allowance of Irony...
He's a US Senator, too.







https://twitter.com/ChrisMurphyCT/status/1026580187784404994
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world;
the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.
-- George Bernard Shaw

tillamook

Re: "The survival of our democracy depends on" censorship
« Reply #1 on: August 07, 2018, 01:00:00 PM »
“What country can preserve its liberties if its rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms.”
-Thomas Jefferson

changemyoil66

Re: "The survival of our democracy depends on" censorship
« Reply #2 on: August 07, 2018, 01:01:58 PM »
Isn't this the pot calling the kettle black.  I have always wondered if the media didn't play the Rodney King tape and didn't even mention it, would the riots have happened? 

ren

Re: "The survival of our democracy depends on" censorship
« Reply #3 on: August 07, 2018, 01:54:20 PM »
Destroying a Hollywood Star of President Trump but keeping Bill Cosby's.
Media is a tool that the libs control the bulk of.
They won't let anyone else use their tool.
Deeds Not Words

Flapp_Jackson

Re: "The survival of our democracy depends on" censorship
« Reply #4 on: August 07, 2018, 02:01:50 PM »
Destroying a Hollywood Star of President Trump but keeping Bill Cosby's.
Media is a tool that the libs control the bulk of.
They won't let anyone else use their tool.

Bill Cosby
Kevin Spacey
Charlie Sheen

There's a long list of stars on The Walk with morally deficient behaviors.

Morgan Freeman
"Eight women accused the Oscar-winning actor of inappropriate behavior and harassment. The allegations including unwanted touching and suggestive comments, CNN reported."

I don't see any more evidence of Trump's "behavior toward women" than is being offered against Freeman and others.  Either we go after all these Walk of Shame members, or we leave them all alone.
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The reasonable man adapts himself to the world;
the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.
-- George Bernard Shaw

Inspector

Re: "The survival of our democracy depends on" censorship
« Reply #5 on: August 07, 2018, 02:17:30 PM »
I don't see any more evidence of Trump's "behavior toward women" than is being offered against Freeman and others.  Either we go after all these Walk of Shame members, or we leave them all alone.
But if you do that then their won’t be any hypocrites to call out and taunt on Twitter. Where would I go for all my fun?  :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
SCIENCE THAT CAN’T BE QUESTIONED IS PROPAGANDA!!!

drck1000

Re: "The survival of our democracy depends on" censorship
« Reply #6 on: August 07, 2018, 02:30:51 PM »
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Obviously, what Murphy sees here is an opportunity to go around the First Amendment, to kill free and open speech he disagrees with, and to accomplish that using social media giants as his hit squad.

Democrats and the establishment media are desperate to return America back to the pre-Internet days when a very few corporations controlled the free flow of information, those corporations being the four television networks and a handful of newspapers and wire services.

https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/07/sen-chris-murphy-big-tech-must-do-more-than-take-down-infowars/

It's all about control of the narrative.  Wrapped up a series on Hilter last night and it seems like his best attribute was his talent for public speaking and controlling the narrative through his propaganda machine (a VERY effective one at that).  The more I learn about Hitler and stuff that happened in WW II and how the turmoils created by the war made eastern Europe ripe for the spread of communism, the more I see parallels to what is happening today. . .

6716J

Re: "The survival of our democracy depends on" censorship
« Reply #7 on: August 08, 2018, 05:53:23 AM »
Where have I heard something like that before...?

"I've abandoned free-market principles to save the free-market system"
I'd rather have a bottle in front of me, than a frontal lobotomy.

Flapp_Jackson

Re: "The survival of our democracy depends on" censorship
« Reply #8 on: August 08, 2018, 01:47:28 PM »
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world;
the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.
-- George Bernard Shaw

Inspector

Re: "The survival of our democracy depends on" censorship
« Reply #9 on: August 08, 2018, 04:03:29 PM »
I don’t care for Alex Jones and Info Wars. But I support his right to free speech. Even if it is regularly untrue. This is a first amendment violation IMHO.
SCIENCE THAT CAN’T BE QUESTIONED IS PROPAGANDA!!!

Flapp_Jackson

Re: "The survival of our democracy depends on" censorship
« Reply #10 on: August 08, 2018, 04:11:42 PM »
I don’t care for Alex Jones and Info Wars. But I support his right to free speech. Even if it is regularly untrue. This is a first amendment violation IMHO.

That 's the real issue. Do platforms like YT, FB and Twitter qualify as simply platforms now that they admit they have the policies and technical means to filter the content subscribers post?  Platforms have been immune from legal and civil penalties if they claimed "we're not responsible for what people post in an open, free platform.  We do respond to reports of violation of our TOS, but we can't control content."

They may be setting the stage for being sued on First Amendment grounds, since they are no longer an open, free platform.
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world;
the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.
-- George Bernard Shaw