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It has been very clear that the Trump adminstrations definition of freedom of speech, including JD Vance's, is that you should be free to say whatever the Trump
by gpm 10mo ago
It has been very clear that the Trump adminstrations definition of freedom of speech, including JD Vance's, is that you should be free to say whatever the Trump administration wants and nothing else.
They have consistently prosecuted, threatened, deported, withheld money from, and so on people who say things they do not like.
- xdennis 10mo agoAnd the answer to that is to point out the hypocrisy (what you're doing), not to take the opposite view, that censorship is important (what so many others are doing when Trump takes a position on anything).
- selfmodruntime 10mo agoYes! That is it!
- nxm 10mo agoSimilar to what Democrats have done to Trump: https://nypost.com/2024/05/12/us-news/fareed-zakaria-doubts-anyone-not-named-trump-wouldve-been-prosecuted-in-hush-money-case/ https://nypost.com/2024/05/12/us-news/fareed-zakaria-doubts-...
- lostlogin 10mo agoDo you really see it as the same scale? The judiciary and both houses are allowing some incredible things, far beyond anything from the last administration. This year has been off to a wild start and it’s well into uncharted territory.