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You never really had the freedom of speech on Twitter. It has become pretty obvious that if you don't agree with the current left-leaning narrative, you will e

You never really had the freedom of speech on Twitter. It has become pretty obvious that if you don't agree with the current left-leaning narrative, you will eventually get banned from Twitter. The irony is that the founders had this idea that it would give everyone a voice..and in reality, only the people with approved opinions get that voice. The sick part is that bullying is perfectly acceptable behavior, if you are on the wrong side of the liberal narrative. Ken Bone is a perfect example of this. In the first couple of days, he was treated like a star. After someone found out that had some offensive opinions, the press turned on him and wrote some of the most horrific and abhorrent things about him I think I have ever seen. It's almost like once the press (or social media) finds an unacceptable opinion that you have, it's fair game to treat you less than human. If you want me to be accepting of anyone, there should be the same acceptance back, even if you don't agree with a person's political opinion or lifestyle. This sort of authoritarian behavior will only turn good people like me into the 'racist' and 'bigot' you are trying to accuse me of being already.

influx 10y ago
I can see the same thing happening here on hacker news. Folks are dehumanizing any political opponent and I find it very scary for the future.
- internaut 10y ago
  I think in the new left/right post-war arrangement is losing territory in Europe and to a lesser extent in the United States. What we're seeing I believe is the old right and left coming up. You see that a bit with Sanders (who I see as a moderate leftist who'll be replaced by somebody further to the left), the new Labour leader and then UKIP/National Front and the neoreactionaries which hail from the 19th century. This is why there is so much aggravation around and fur flying. Lots of people are being exposed to the concept that huge numbers of people seriously disagree with them for the first time. Old questions considered settled are being redebated and the old answers are no longer convincing. If this is allowed to rise then a form of balance will be achieved. As President Snow articulated in the Hunger Games, you actually require a certain amount of change to keep long term political stability. If not then yes, I do believe there will be war. I've felt that way for several years now. I think the CIA analyst's predictions and timeline on Europe are accurate. tldr; If you allow Trump/Le Pen etc in power now, there will be less conflict later on. If the established order in the West cockblocks today then tensions will build into much worse outcomes.
- k__ 10y ago
  Really? To me it seems they only hating on Trump supporters, which is a special case I think.

influx 10y ago

I can see the same thing happening here on hacker news. Folks are dehumanizing any political opponent and I find it very scary for the future.

internaut 10y ago
I think in the new left/right post-war arrangement is losing territory in Europe and to a lesser extent in the United States. What we're seeing I believe is the old right and left coming up. You see that a bit with Sanders (who I see as a moderate leftist who'll be replaced by somebody further to the left), the new Labour leader and then UKIP/National Front and the neoreactionaries which hail from the 19th century. This is why there is so much aggravation around and fur flying. Lots of people are being exposed to the concept that huge numbers of people seriously disagree with them for the first time. Old questions considered settled are being redebated and the old answers are no longer convincing. If this is allowed to rise then a form of balance will be achieved. As President Snow articulated in the Hunger Games, you actually require a certain amount of change to keep long term political stability. If not then yes, I do believe there will be war. I've felt that way for several years now. I think the CIA analyst's predictions and timeline on Europe are accurate. tldr; If you allow Trump/Le Pen etc in power now, there will be less conflict later on. If the established order in the West cockblocks today then tensions will build into much worse outcomes.
k__ 10y ago
Really? To me it seems they only hating on Trump supporters, which is a special case I think.