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So when democrats drag zuck in front of congress and ask why he isn't banning more right wingers, no government coercion?

mancerayder 5y ago
No because it's just a friendly suggestion, kind of like the Indian government. Bottom line: Silicon Valley techies often suffer from a lack of education in civic matters and liberal democratic values in particular. They believe as long as Bad People have their, here's another term they often use, megaphones, taken away, then ethically it's a thumbs up. The lack of civic education and historical education becomes evident when you ask them, OK, you support censorship and cleansing misinformation: now who decides?
- rvz 5y ago
  In the US, 'Wrongthinkery' is policed by the silicon valley techies who think hiding posts from anyone who they disagree with is the solution. > OK, you support censorship and cleansing misinformation: now who decides? 'They' can't come up with an answer to this classic one since they already realised that down the line they're becoming an arbiter of truth. The liberal left are never in short supply of whataboutism, hypocrisy, gaslighting and the best of all of them, ignoring anything that doesn't fit their narrative. In summary: If it affects them and those who they agree with, its an issue, if it is someone who disagrees with them, its their funeral and I'll get my buddies from FAANMG, Twitter and Facebook to ban them all.
  - mancerayder 5y ago
    The fact that those of us attacking censorship are getting down voted to grey on a Silicon Valley news site speaks volumes about the type of person who's working in these companies, their value systems and the power they yield. We should do everything in our power to criticize and attack the monopoly power of Facebook, Google, Amazon and Twitter. It's not a Left and Right issue, it's very much a civil liberties one and a question of what type of open society we value.

mancerayder 5y ago

No because it's just a friendly suggestion, kind of like the Indian government. Bottom line: Silicon Valley techies often suffer from a lack of education in civic matters and liberal democratic values in particular. They believe as long as Bad People have their, here's another term they often use, megaphones, taken away, then ethically it's a thumbs up. The lack of civic education and historical education becomes evident when you ask them, OK, you support censorship and cleansing misinformation: now who decides?

rvz 5y ago
In the US, 'Wrongthinkery' is policed by the silicon valley techies who think hiding posts from anyone who they disagree with is the solution. > OK, you support censorship and cleansing misinformation: now who decides? 'They' can't come up with an answer to this classic one since they already realised that down the line they're becoming an arbiter of truth. The liberal left are never in short supply of whataboutism, hypocrisy, gaslighting and the best of all of them, ignoring anything that doesn't fit their narrative. In summary: If it affects them and those who they agree with, its an issue, if it is someone who disagrees with them, its their funeral and I'll get my buddies from FAANMG, Twitter and Facebook to ban them all.
- mancerayder 5y ago
  The fact that those of us attacking censorship are getting down voted to grey on a Silicon Valley news site speaks volumes about the type of person who's working in these companies, their value systems and the power they yield. We should do everything in our power to criticize and attack the monopoly power of Facebook, Google, Amazon and Twitter. It's not a Left and Right issue, it's very much a civil liberties one and a question of what type of open society we value.