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> Bailey's lawsuit claims that "Media Matters has used fraud to solicit donations from Missourians in order to trick advertisers into removing their advertiseme

> Bailey's lawsuit claims that "Media Matters has used fraud to solicit donations from Missourians in order to trick advertisers into removing their advertisements from X, formerly Twitter, one of the last platforms dedicated to free speech in America." The last sentence really says it all. They don't even try to hide their agenda.

082349872349872 3y ago
> They even like to play with discourse for, by giving ridiculous reasons, they discredit the seriousness of their interlocutors. They delight in acting in bad faith, since they seek not to persuade by sound argument but to intimidate and disconcert. — JCAS Luckily the US legal system —at least as I remember it— prefers sound argument to being misused by bad-faith actors.
- sidibe 3y ago
  These culture warrior AGs aren't usually worried over the legal battles they are fighting for attention and Elon will definitely notice this
MrBuddyCasino 3y ago
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- locopati 3y ago
  Do you really believe X, Musk, and the Republican Missouri AG are committed to free speech?
  - palmfacehn 3y ago
    What does it mean to "be committed to free speech" ?
    - LocalH 3y ago
      Certainly not what any of the involved parties are doing
- latexr 3y ago
  It’s been shown over and over that that “commitment” is nothing more than lip service. https://www.vice.com/en/article/88xqnv/elon-musk-censors-twitter-in-turkey https://www.vice.com/en/article/88xqnv/elon-musk-censors-twi... https://text.npr.org/1239549276 https://text.npr.org/1239549276 You can search for more examples. He’s frequently suing, banning, and firing people who say things he doesn’t like. It has become abundantly clear that he has very thin skin and all that barking about “free speech” means “speech he wants”.
- harimau777 3y ago
  Republicans have started using "committed to free speech" as a euphemism for "doesn't censor hate speech or misinformation". The problem with that isn't that it's impossible to make an argument that "protecting free speech" should cover that, the problem is that they are hiding that controversial argument behind the less controversial argument to protect free speech.
  - 36236233 3y ago
    Is this really unique to Republicans though? This seems like the kind of sleight of hand that is just the current norm in American public discourse. The equivalent from the Democrats would be basically any article about politicians legislating against something like "healthcare for trans teens" when what they really mean is "puberty blockers for teenagers" or "sex change operations for teenagers". Hiding the controversy to pretend at normalcy is just the present state of dialogue in America.
rayiner 3y ago
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082349872349872 3y ago

> They even like to play with discourse for, by giving ridiculous reasons, they discredit the seriousness of their interlocutors. They delight in acting in bad faith, since they seek not to persuade by sound argument but to intimidate and disconcert. — JCAS Luckily the US legal system —at least as I remember it— prefers sound argument to being misused by bad-faith actors.

sidibe 3y ago
These culture warrior AGs aren't usually worried over the legal battles they are fighting for attention and Elon will definitely notice this

MrBuddyCasino 3y ago

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locopati 3y ago
Do you really believe X, Musk, and the Republican Missouri AG are committed to free speech?
- palmfacehn 3y ago
  What does it mean to "be committed to free speech" ?
  - LocalH 3y ago
    Certainly not what any of the involved parties are doing
latexr 3y ago
It’s been shown over and over that that “commitment” is nothing more than lip service. https://www.vice.com/en/article/88xqnv/elon-musk-censors-twitter-in-turkey https://www.vice.com/en/article/88xqnv/elon-musk-censors-twi... https://text.npr.org/1239549276 https://text.npr.org/1239549276 You can search for more examples. He’s frequently suing, banning, and firing people who say things he doesn’t like. It has become abundantly clear that he has very thin skin and all that barking about “free speech” means “speech he wants”.
harimau777 3y ago
Republicans have started using "committed to free speech" as a euphemism for "doesn't censor hate speech or misinformation". The problem with that isn't that it's impossible to make an argument that "protecting free speech" should cover that, the problem is that they are hiding that controversial argument behind the less controversial argument to protect free speech.
- 36236233 3y ago
  Is this really unique to Republicans though? This seems like the kind of sleight of hand that is just the current norm in American public discourse. The equivalent from the Democrats would be basically any article about politicians legislating against something like "healthcare for trans teens" when what they really mean is "puberty blockers for teenagers" or "sex change operations for teenagers". Hiding the controversy to pretend at normalcy is just the present state of dialogue in America.

rayiner 3y ago

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