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[NCAC] PRIVATE CENSORSHIP – FIGHTING SUPPRESSION OF SPEECH BY NON-GOVERNMENTAL ACTORS

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by Os Trigonum, Mar 8, 2021.

  1. gifford1967

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  2. Os Trigonum

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    you're not very good at this thread thing, are you :p
     
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    Easy there, I'm not so sure about you either.

    Just a thought, from a moderate to a moderate, why can't you find a more diverse group of conservative-to-libertarian thinkers and articles. It would be very cool if you or someone would. Jonah Goldberg was always thoughtful and entertaining, whether I agreed or not, but that's just one example from me personally...there have to be more out there. Expand our horizons. Please.

    And for ****'s sake it does not need to be a dry boring blog post from a law professor. This is supposed to be, if not fun, at least a diversion from not-fun.

    I do not do social media, I do get a decent amount of news from this very bbs, as I assume others do. An honest, actually honest from everyone, gumbo of ideas would be cool. And this goes for everyone.
     
  4. Os Trigonum

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  5. Sweet Lou 4 2

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    Isn't Nigeria a governmental actor?
     
  6. Os Trigonum

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    sure. Twitter is taking a big bold stand for the American Way: "Access to the free and #OpenInternet is an essential human right in modern society."
     
  7. Sweet Lou 4 2

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    Just saying, wrong thread....
     
  8. Os Trigonum

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    nope. Twitter's statement is in the right thread
     
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    I would politely disagree. Twitter is not the actor committing censorship in this case, rather it is fighting a governmental actor.
     
  10. Os Trigonum

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    Twitter is fighting for freedom. we agree on that.
     
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    What bother me is that there is so much focus on censorship from tech companies, but very little on censoring things such as critical race theory. It all seems very onesided.
     
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    if critical race theory holds up, it will win out in the long run
     
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    Yes. Let the free market decide. That's the beauty of social media. It's free market dictating censorship. Capitalists should embrace it.
     
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    Then what's the need to censor it?
     
  15. Os Trigonum

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    in what context?
     
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    yeah, I haven't really followed that issue, and I'm not much on listening to podcasts or NPR. Although I will say I thought my employer's program to have every employee read and then discuss Ibram Kendi's How to be an Antiracist was kind of dumb. Fortunately covid intervened and as far as I can tell, the program was a dud.
     
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    Right, but don't you think it's worrisome that on one hand, GOP lawmakers are working to censor what is taught in the classroom but on the other are working to protect conservative speech from censorship by tech companies?
     
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    I don't worry about GOP lawmakers. I worry about what Democratic lawmakers are trying to force what's taught in the classroom. :cool:

    I'm being facetious, but only partly so.
     
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    Democratic Lawmakers are not forcing anything to be taught in the classrooms of course, so your point is lost on me.

    In any case, so you are saying you are cool with GOP lawmakers censoring school content but not Twitter censoring GOP content? This would see to at least put an asterisk next to your moderate/independent self-label.
     

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