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YouTube is NOT the government. If Rand Paul was arrested for his speech, that would be a violation of his First Amendment rights and wrong. The right to speak d
by javajosh 5y ago
YouTube is NOT the government. If Rand Paul was arrested for his speech, that would be a violation of his First Amendment rights and wrong. The right to speak does not compel a private platform to carry that speech.
Certainly Fox News gives RP and his ilk plenty of opportunity to spread their harmful propaganda. So it's not like, even in a practical sense, his ability to express himself has been curtailed.
- lp0_on_fire 5y ago> Certainly Fox News gives RP and his ilk Tell us how you really feel about people on the right. Something tells me you'd be singing a different story if it were someone you agreed with.
- treeman79 5y agoLincoln was not even on the ballet In several states. That lead to a civil war.s We are reaching/past the point where open speech is no longer allowed. That makes next steps scary.
- rat87 5y agoYouTube doing the right thing and banning some stupid misinformation is nowhere near civil war.
- treeman79 5y agoMisinformation is the excuse. This is banning a political party on whatever reason they think they can get away with.
- selimthegrim 5y agoRand Paul is the GOP now? You might want to tell Trump that.
- AnimalMuppet 5y agoWell, they're also banning Trump... (Different "they", though - Twitter. But Twitter was Trump's main medium. Anyway, point is, once you raise the topic, yeah, it looks like treeman79 actually does have a bit of evidence on his side...)
- rat87 5y agohe does not. They're not banning a political party at all. They are banning some individuals for breaking the terms of service.