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You're phrasing this as though censorship of leftism were a hypothetical, when in fact it's been happening for over a century. Read about the Red Scare (both th
by jakelazaroff 6y ago
You're phrasing this as though censorship of leftism were a hypothetical, when in fact it's been happening for over a century. Read about the Red Scare (both the well-known one in the 1950s and the lesser-known one after World War I) [1] and COINTELPRO [2] for a start.
There's even an example in the thread: the DHS confronted the person about "anti-American sentiment" for posting a video about police brutality. Continuing a proud tradition of censorship and propaganda — of the people, by the people, for the people.
You'll forgive me for questioning whether Americans really care about free speech and anti-censorship.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Scare https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Scare
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COINTELPRO https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COINTELPRO
- Natsu 6y agoYou'd do better with examples that aren't from the 1950s. And #2 was run by Deep Throat (Mike Felt) himself.
- Synaesthesia 6y agoCointelpro ran into the 70's. Also you should read some Chomsky. Lots of examples of thought control.
- IfOnlyYouKnew 6y agoA mixed-race or same-sex couple on TV? A quarterback mentioning racism? The first has only become commonly accepted in the last decade or so. The latter is even more recent.
- jakelazaroff 6y agoWell, there’s the example from the Twitter thread. But the point is that anti-leftist censorship and propaganda have been happening for a loooooong time.
- Clubber 6y ago>You'll forgive me for questioning whether Americans really care about free speech and anti-censorship. I'd venture to say nobody complaining on this thread will do anything about it other than complain on this thread. No calls to representatives, no nothing. Complaining doesn't get you anywhere. Awareness by itself is useless.