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> does not imply that the ultimate legislative outcome will be censorship. Greenwald is treating his speculations I think Greenwald is saying that these polit
by waterhouse 6y ago
> does not imply that the ultimate legislative outcome will be censorship. Greenwald is treating his speculations
I think Greenwald is saying that these politicians are trying to intimidate and threaten the companies into doing the censorship. He cites an FCC commissioner, who says just that: "The greatest threat to free speech in America today is not any law passed by the government ... The threat comes in the form of legislating by letterhead. Politicians have realized that they can silence the speech of those with different political viewpoints by public bullying. ... They are singling out selected newsrooms for their coverage of political events and sending a clear message that these media outlets will pay a price if they do not align their viewpoints with Democrat orthodoxy. That is a chilling transgression of free speech and journalistic freedom."
> the one-note political narrative about the Democratic Party that has been his constant refrain for years
He may be one-note, but is he wrong?