Posted on 05/17/2019 6:32:14 AM PDT by Twotone
And there they go again.
Facebook has censored Michelle Malkin — for protesting censorship. Meanwhile, as noted in this space just last week, Facebook has no problem with the pro-fascist and deliberately misnamed “Antifa” — the pro-fascist group that pretends its use of hooded faces and clubs is somehow “anti-fascist.” Here is the link to AntifaUSA and their masked faces as they appear on Facebook. Take a good look at Antifa’s favored appearance of black ski masks and recall another leftist group — this one that historians describe as the “terrorist arm of the Democratic Party.”
Ahh, the more things change the more they stay the same — from the Klan to Antifa the far-left specializes in hiding its faces to enable its acts of hatred and violence.
And what specifically was Michelle Malkin censored for? Here, courtesy of Breitbart, is the tweet that got her censored:
These are two of my friends, Laura Loomer and Gavin McInnes. They are banned from Facebook and Instagram for exercising their free speech — while violent jihad groups are allowed on these platforms to spread their murderous poison. I spoke out passionately about de-platforming at CPAC and have done what I can to use my voice to speak for the voiceless. Laura and Gavin are suing the radical forces (SPLC and CAIR) behind the insidious agenda to criminalize political dissent. I have donated to their causes and hope you will too (DefendGavin.comand LauraLoomer.us). I do not know how much longer it will be before I am next. Anyone and everyone who refuses to capitulate to the open-borders, sharia-enforcing social justice agenda is “DANGEROUS.”
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60's militant Huey Long
I hope the majority can see what the left, Pols Media Hollywood is doing
and are not fooled by it.
This gets so tiresome.
There is a Facebook group called Terminate The Republican Party....pretty vile and hateful content. The far left assholes in this group often post items from The Palmer Report, a fake news, discredited site.
Facebook is dead. It just doesn’t know it yet. It’s the new AOL.
This is easily taken care of.
1. Declare Antifa a terrorist organization.
2. Then seize ALL the assets of Facebook for supporting a terrorist organization.
Easy...................
When peaceful revolution is impossible violent revolution is inevitable.
I don't know what it's gonna take for people to realize that these are privately owned entities. There's no "free speech" there any more that there's "free speech" on FR. They have their moderators for the same reason we have moderators. They're allowed to take any position they want with the full backing of their supporters/members. They're not backed by the Gov't. Good grief.....
facebutt
Just stop using Facebook
Exactly. I’ve never used Faceplant. Never will.
We conservatives should have seen this coming before we latched onto Facebook. If there’s an alternative, let’s use it.
Unlike Fakebook, Free Republic is up front about being a conservative site.
YEP
“I don’t know what it’s gonna take for people to realize that these are privately owned entities. There’s no “free speech” there any more that there’s “free speech” on FR. “
You are 100% correct. Individual liberty means the owners or managers of a business are free to accept or deny service. However, the left selectively asserts this “freedom”. Social media companies can deny service based on individuals exercising free speech. However, in some states a Christian baker cannot refuse to produce a custom cake for individuals it chooses not to serve for religious reasons.
The words of the first amendment apply only to Congress, not individuals or companies: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”
It will take a constitutional amendment to extend free speech to social media companies. Democrats will not support such an amendment.
Remember IBM? Big Blue dominated the world. Nowadays, it is still big but it's not the same AAA company circa 1987. Same with Netscape, Pets.com, Nokia, and scores of other firms. Funny thing, the creative destruction of capitalism...
Not that it matters, but FB banning Michelle Malkin isn't quite the same as banning the relatively nutty Laura Loomer and Gavin McInnes.
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