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The great irony here is that these de-platformings are only concerned with non-state violence (or so they claim). There is no censorship of people advocating fo
by clarkmoody 6y ago
The great irony here is that these de-platformings are only concerned with non-state violence (or so they claim). There is no censorship of people advocating for disarming the entire population (using political violence) or depriving them of property (again, using state power).
And as far as I can tell, none of the politicians who initiate and perpetuate war are de-platformed.
- igravious 6y agoIs irony the correct word? --8<-- In May 1996 Madeleine Albright, who was then the U.S. ambassador to the UN, was asked by 60 Minutes correspondent Lesley Stahl, in reference to years of U.S.-led economic sanctions against Iraq, LS: “We have heard that half a million children have died. I mean, that is more children than died in Hiroshima. And, you know, is the price worth it?” To which Ambassador Albright responded, MA: “I think that is a very hard choice, but the price, we think, the price is worth it.” --8<-- https://www.globalpolicy.org/component/content/article/170-sanctions/41952.html https://www.globalpolicy.org/component/content/article/170-s... Madeleine Albright is on Twitter: https://twitter.com/madeleine https://twitter.com/madeleine Depending on your morality and politics there are countless other examples. Perhaps hypocrisy is the more correct word?
- shrimpx 6y agoIsn’t trump’s deplatforming contradicting your statement?
- disposekinetics 6y agoTwitter has hosted the Revolutionary Communist Party USA for at least ten years. It would seem they have no ethical problem with hosting calls for a coup.
- vevans 6y agoI mean the RCP has been basically irrelevant since the 60s or early 70s, so it’s not as if they’re an active concern for anyone