2020 Presidential Race

[NCFisher]

What are you talking about? Social Media began censoring conservatives. When they complained about it, they were told to get their own platform if they didn't like it. When they did just that, this is what you pass around?

Craziness.

Apparently libertarians are now cheerleaders for censorship by media, principles be damned.

 

[VolnJC]

Live look at Nancy tearing up the Green New Deal and Medicare 4 All bills after the GOP went undefeated in House reelection races and slashed her majority

 

[NCFisher]

You were not banned for your political views. If you were banned, it was for breaking rules.

That’s an absolute statement which assumes absolutely that the rules are not politically or ideologically structured.

Tell me why the NY Post article regarding the Bidens was locked out for weeks. Tell me how that’s remotely healthy for liberty, and free and fair elections.

 

[Rasputin_Vol]

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Uhhh, you do know it has more to do with the attacks on conservatives than it does conservatives soiling themselves over an election?

 

[Orangeslice13]

That’s an absolute statement which assumes absolutely that the rules are not politically or ideologically structured.

Tell me why the NY Post article regarding the Bidens was locked out for weeks. Tell me how that’s remotely healthy for liberty, and free and fair elections.

It’s absolutely denial to think that Twitter, Facebook and google are not pushing a one sided agenda. The left slanting the news brought us Fox News which regularly murders the others in the ratings. Now the left is pissed off at competition for Twitter. It’s like their incapable of objectivity or even learning from mistakes.

 

[Orangeslice13]

Uhhh, you do know it has more to do with the attacks on conservatives than it does conservatives soiling themselves over an election?

Lol
No he’s gotta follow his leftist talking points.

 

[Rasputin_Vol]

You were not banned for your political views. If you were banned, it was for breaking rules.

So if they were banned, why is going to parler considered going to a safe space?

They would have gladly chosen to stay, but they were evicted from the platform.

You're brighter than this, huff.

 

[Orange_Crush]

Apparently libertarians are now cheerleaders for censorship by media, principles be damned.

It's actually a very libertarian view. I believe that any private company should be able to censor anything they want on their platform unless they have other gov't protections as "platforms" as opposed to "publishers", which current SM companies do.

I will also admit that it gets fuzzy with my libertarian tendencies if the social media companies are censoring with an agenda to alter elections. Not sure how I feel about that.

 

[Orange_Crush]

So if they were banned, why is going to parler considered going to a safe space?

They would have gladly chosen to stay, but they were evicted from the platform.

You're brighter than this, huff.

You'd think the ones banning them would be the ones accused of "safe spaces", eh?

 

[Orangeslice13]

So if they were banned, why is going to parler considered going to a safe space?

They would have gladly chosen to stay, but they were evicted from the platform.

You're brighter than this, huff.

Lol
No he’s not.
@Rasputin_Vol your problem is that you think everyone is as reasonable as you. You have the ability to talk about what you believe and even be convinced you are wrong. You actually care about truth. That’s just not the case with most people.

Not that you should care what I think.
I’ll butt back out now.

 

[Orangeslice13]

It's actually a very libertarian view. I believe that any private company should be able to censor anything they want on their platform unless they have other gov't protections as "platforms" as opposed to "publishers", which current SM companies do.

I will also admit that it gets fuzzy with my libertarian tendencies if the social media companies are censoring with an agenda to alter elections. Not sure how I feel about that.

I agree they should run their business as they see fit....without legal protection. They are clearly editing content so they are publishing.

 

[1972 Grad]

So if they were banned, why is going to parler considered going to a safe space?

They would have gladly chosen to stay, but they were evicted from the platform.

You're brighter than this, huff.

Naah.

 

[Grand Vol]

I disregard anything that is unsourced.

So, basically everything from the New York Times?

 

[n_huffhines]

Uhhh, you do know it has more to do with the attacks on conservatives than it does conservatives soiling themselves over an election?

Attacks?

 

[n_huffhines]

So if they were banned, why is going to parler considered going to a safe space?

They would have gladly chosen to stay, but they were evicted from the platform.

You're brighter than this, huff.

It's not. The tweet wasn't talking about people who got banned

 

[Orangeslice13]

So, basically everything from the New York Times?

If they name their source then I’ll read what the publish.

 

[Grand Vol]

If they name their source then I’ll read what the publish.

So... everything from the New York Times then?

 

[Orangeslice13]

So... everything from the New York Times then?

Not necessarily. I’d have to look and I’m to lazy too But I think I remember reduced something of there recently on the upcoming challenge to SCOTUS on private prisons violations of the 13th.
But I could be misremembering

 

[NCFisher]

It's actually a very libertarian view. I believe that any private company should be able to censor anything they want on their platform unless they have other gov't protections as "platforms" as opposed to "publishers", which current SM companies do.

I will also admit that it gets fuzzy with my libertarian tendencies if the social media companies are censoring with an agenda to alter elections. Not sure how I feel about that.

I understand that fully; I’ve indulgently voted libertarian numerous times. Switching from censorious platforms to those that are not censorious is also a libertarian view, or at least used to be.

The point is any entity positioning themselves as either merely a platform for information or as a journalistic entity, degrades society and liberty when they adopt a partisan political position. And that taking such a position, regardless of their right as a private entity, Is not promoting of liberty and liberal access to information (“free markets and free minds” the Reason slogan) but the inverse. Again, Huff cannot be a “free minds” guy while taking a jab at people for breaking with censorious groups.

‘Platform’ protections should be removed from Google, Twitter, and FB. Conservatives and libertarians should leave these information censors in droves; defunding instead of rewarding illiberal practices designed to mold society into their technocratic image.

Or join the ‘Democrats’.

 

[Grand Vol]

You're brighter than this, huff.

Four years of Trump have made people irrationally stupid. Truth is I'm not sure some of them will ever recover.

 

[Grand Vol]

Not necessarily. I’d have to look and I’m to lazy too But I think I remember reduced something of there recently on the upcoming challenge to SCOTUS on private prisons violations of the 13th.
But I could be misremembering

Boy, someone's sense of humor is gone this morning.

Did Redd switch you to decaf or something?

 

[Orangeslice13]

Boy, someone's sense of humor is gone this morning.

Did Redd switch you to decaf or something?

Naw. I know what you were saying but I also respect you enough to give an answer just in case you were being half way serious.

I do drink wayyy to much coffee.
I have a whole section of the kitchen dedicated too it.

 

[Grand Vol]

Naw. I know what you were saying but I also respect you enough to give an answer just in case you were being half way serious.

I do drink wayyy to much coffee.
I have a whole section of the kitchen dedicated too it.

We aren't going to talk about my coffee habits...

 

[Orangeslice13]

@Grand Vol

 

[Orangeslice13]

I even put water above the coffee maker to make it easier for my lazy ass