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the "free speech" was a promise to promote right wing speech. do not mistake it for ideology. banning left wing activism, either acknowledging the genocide in
by spencerflem 2y ago
the "free speech" was a promise to promote right wing speech. do not mistake it for ideology.
banning left wing activism, either acknowledging the genocide in Gaza or apparently now promoting free (less surveilled) software is against what the authoritarians want so it is banned.
this is all consistent if you see it through that lens
- CivBase 2y agoBut it's not consistent because Linux is not aligned with either side of US politics. This doesn't address OP's confusion.
- spencerflem 2y agodang's probably right that its a glitch- but I honestly believe Linux is Free as in Freedom, which is opposed by both parties but primarily the radical authoritarians in charge right now
- yellowapple 2y agoLinux is free software, and software freedom is communist. It's also the brainchild of a Finn, and every red-blooded American knows that Europeans are all commies. Real patriots use good ol' American operating systems, like Oracle Solaris™.