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Twitter, Google and Facebook are using Capitol Hill protest as an excuse to silence all conservatives, i.e. half the country. I think Parler/CloutHub and Teleg

• uniqueid 6y ago
  All actual conservatives, or all present-day Republicans? If we're talking about the latter, we disagree over whether it's a bad thing. I don't necessarily have a problem with the existence of sites like Parler that cater to extremists (I'm using 'extremists' in a historical context here, rather than by present-day unpopularity). What I think is harmful is the 'hey man, it's all cool!' environment, in which a ten year old can start out at PewDiePie and wind up two years later as some Qanon nut with cranial tongs and a poster of Dylan Roof in his locker. So let a thousand Parlers bloom, as far as I'm concerned, but give mainstream sites strong enough moderation to allow rational, humane people a place to discuss issues.
• dragontamer 6y ago
  Given the events of this past week, you're also forced to make a choice at this crossroads. Do you support democracy? Or "speech", including speech that has a clear and direct connection to violent mobs? I choose elections. We need to clamp down on the speech that causes insurrections, mob mentality, and ultimately prevent further attacks on the centers of democracy.
• cocoa19 6y ago
  "silence all conservatives" No, only those with extremist and dangerous views.