If Free-Speech falls, we're in trouble

[FatherSioux]

Originally Posted by cd288 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Jesus OP how incredibly whiney can you be? Move on

Yeah look at me, defending peoples right to free expression. Fuck me right? You clowns must not realize the cannons of silence can and will be turned on you.

I grew up with the internet and I’m amazed at how soft we’ve become where we think the best way to handle people with crazy opinions is to silence them and force them into an even more extreme echo chamber. As opposed to laughing at them and explaining to them why their ideas are bad.

The Left loves to pretend to be the party of intellects yet they cant see or deny what these types of policies breed. Not smart.

[Jimjam]

Originally Posted by FatherSioux [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Yeah look at me, defending peoples right to free expression. Fuck me right? You clowns must not realize the cannons of silence can and will be turned on you.

I grew up with the internet and I’m amazed at how soft we’ve become where we think the best way to handle people with crazy opinions is to silence them and force them into an even more extreme echo chamber. As opposed to laughing at them and explaining to them why their ideas are bad.

The Left loves to pretend to be the party of intellects yet they cant see or deny what these types of policies breed. Not smart.

If I PMed you a bunch of disagreeable stuff to post on my behalf and you refused, you’d be ‘repressing my freedom of speech’ by not broadcasting my message in your posts.

I’m not entitled to the benefit of your platform, and the government shouldn’t force you to platform my views as it is a greater assault on your freedom of speech.

[Cassawary]

Originally Posted by Jimjam [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

If I PMed you a bunch of disagreeable stuff to post on my behalf and you refused, you’d be ‘repressing my freedom of speech’ by not broadcasting my message in your posts.

I’m not entitled to the benefit of your platform, and the government shouldn’t force you to platform my views as it is a greater assault on your freedom of speech.

turns out the Constitution is ill-equipped to handle computers or anything beyond Anarcho-Agrarianism, really

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[Danth]

History repeats Sioux. Back in the 50's blacklisting communists was in vogue. Shoe's on the other foot this time around but the tactics stay the same. We'll see whether the ship of state rights itself this time.

Originally Posted by FatherSioux [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

The Left loves to pretend to be the party of intellects yet they cant see or deny what these types of policies breed. Not smart.

This is because of a very seductive notion that naturally worms its way into the mind of the educated: The notion is that we're no longer animals and we're no longer subject to instinctual tendencies. "We're better than that, it can't happen here." It can and if left unchecked, it will. The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Danth

[cd288]

Originally Posted by FatherSioux [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Yeah look at me, defending peoples right to free expression. Fuck me right? You clowns must not realize the cannons of silence can and will be turned on you.

I grew up with the internet and I’m amazed at how soft we’ve become where we think the best way to handle people with crazy opinions is to silence them and force them into an even more extreme echo chamber. As opposed to laughing at them and explaining to them why their ideas are bad.

The Left loves to pretend to be the party of intellects yet they cant see or deny what these types of policies breed. Not smart.

Yeah except as other commenters have stated you actually how no idea how the right to free speech actually works and in what ways it’s limited.

Leave the intelligent conversation to the informed people bub.

[Jibartik]

What libertarians are pitching with social media companies right now, is quite literally what the stupid ass goverment was doing in the plot to Atlas Shrugged.

Its amazing that we're so backwards as a society right now, the commies are on Ayn Rand's side and the libertarians are on Marxis's.

[HalflingSpergand]

Im mad




Oh wait no im not mad

[Jibartik]

Lol

So i make an investment into twitter.

Twitter starts collapsing, because they are not allowed to ban the 900,000,000,000 unbannable bots that are now on the site going directly to the top of my news feed because trending algorithms are unfair to speech.

I cant sell my stock, because that would be pulling my support of the free speech of those bot creators, as well.

So I just have to ride my investment to the ground.

I feel like my dad here. This is like the conversation my dad had with me when i was 14 and discovered the wonders of communism.

I seem to remember hero of the left Elizabeth Warren proudly declaring that businesses weren't built in a vacuum, and I don't see why these tech companies would be any different.

So you're saying you prefer Elizabeth Warren? Because most people on the left think you're an alt right facilitator or a batshit crazy commie, if you voted for warren.

Next you're going to tell me that the people that get payed to work at the pencil factory, risked exactly the same amount as the guy who built the factory.

[FatherSioux]

If you want to make the argument that Twitter is the same as any old business go right ahead. For me that argument cannot be made in good faith, these tech companies control the narrative and control what people believe and they have a bias that is apparent. They wield massive influence on the country.

My argument is that these companies do not operate in the same way traditional news sources do. We need to adjust and adapt to the times.

[imperiouskitten]

Originally Posted by FatherSioux [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

If you want to make the argument that Twitter is the same as any old business go right ahead. For me that argument cannot be made in good faith, these tech companies control the narrative and control what people believe and they have a bias that is apparent. They wield massive influence on the country.

My argument is that these companies do not operate in the same way traditional news sources do. We need to adjust and adapt to the times.

shit for brains here is awakening to technoconservatism

goood

nationalise twitter (and many other industries), provide UBI, it is the only way to preserve the parts of our social fabric that we actually like. The world has changed.

Maybe soon you'll be happy that there are queers assimilating into heterosexual identities thanks to medical science, too.

Originally Posted by Cassawary [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

turns out the Constitution is ill-equipped to handle computers or anything beyond Anarcho-Agrarianism, really

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