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I don't see the point of this, nobody is censoring politically correct speech. Aren't they literally govt funded too?
by tootahe45 7y ago
I don't see the point of this, nobody is censoring politically correct speech. Aren't they literally govt funded too?
- LilBytes 7y agoChina and Russia would both like a word with you.
- sacrificedcapon 7y agoI think you missed his point. Neither china nor russia censor "politically correct" speech. Of course their view of "politically correct" is different from ours and others. Europe, Islamic world, Africa, etc all protect "politically correct" speech and censor "politically incorrect" speech. Sadly, in the US, extremists ( particularly the left ) are leading the charge to censor "politically incorrect" speech.
- Twixes 7y agoHardly are there any "extremist" leftists in the US (never heard of any advocating for a revolution) and any calls for censorship come from a tiny minority of Tumblr–like social justice warriors.
- sacrificedcapon 7y agoAgreed that the number of extremist leftists are small in the US. Unfortunately, many of those "Tumblr-like social justice warriors" work in the academia, media and government and wield disproportionate power. And if you haven't heard of any talk of revolution, you must have lived in seclusion somewhere in the woods and missed out on 3 years of post-Trump hysteria. Lucky you.
- Twixes 7y agoWhere is the seizing of the means of production? Even nationalization of companies is a no–no. Political discourse is radically liberal economically in the US (thanks, Mr. Reagan) so there's really little leftism in the left.
- GoblinSlayer 7y agoAs long as somebody censors anything, tor has merit as you choose what you see and not some faceless nobody.
- jtnjns 7y agoI was in Vietnam last month and bbc.com is blocked by the ISPs. The article also mentions China and Iran. BBC is publicly funded and unlikely to be banned in the UK but they provide global news coverage.