Someone who makes such a statement criticizing "the richest man in the world" probably just shouldn't begin. There are so many false arguments and assumptions in this liberal airhead's arguments that it's hard to know where to begin to fisk his obtuse diatribe.
Pajama Boy must have run out of cocoa.
Dear Mr. Coldewey,
Whatever talents, ambitions, or intents Mr. Musk has he couldn’t possibly mishandle twitter more than the current management has done.
Sincerely,
Sane America
Sounds like Devin’s got his panties in a wad.
“Presumably he (meaning Elon) means “censorship” such as moderation by private actors like companies, which isn’t censorship (only governments can be censors) but actually, by definition and legal precedent, an expression of free speech by those companies.”
Rather than waste thousands of words on what technically means what, I will just sum it up concisely. Musk didn’t like the way the Owners of Twitter were exercising their free speech by restricting conservative speech. So he bought the company and now HE owns Twitter and the company will exercise it’s free speech as MUSK sees fit. That’s not so hard to understand now is it?
I looked up this author, Devin Coldeway. He prides himself on being an author and a photographer. Yes, some do that better than others, but when it comes down to it, we are all writers and photographers.
On the other hand, I doubt anyone on this forum, wonderful as it may be, can do what Elon Musk does.
Free speech is simple. It’s the freedom to say what you think. Communists make free speech complicated by punishing free thought.
Even a 5th grader understands free speech. It takes a college degree to unlearn it.
> Free speech is the guarantee that no action defined as speech is illegal outside a few harmful examples, like harassment, hate speech
“Hate speech” is legal.
Okay Devin. Let it all out. Take a deep breath and embrace your impotency. Scream if you need to, because you will not stop Musk from remaking Twitter the way he chooses. The only thing you are doing is disclosing to the world that you are a pedantic nonce.
“ignorance”??
That is a BRILLIANT assessment of leftist overreach to prevent people from exercising constitutionally protected rights. (Note that I didn’t say rights GIVEN to us by the Constitution. These are given to us by God.)
> I hardly know where to begin.
That’s because you are nowhere. You are a pseudo-intellectual. You are full of yourself and full of s-—. You are a fool, spewing hokum and making s-— up.
> Censorship is when state authorities limit the speech of the people under their power
Yup and that is what has happened with Twitter and Fakebook. Nasty inside connections to rogues in the government.
Govt response to free speech is the proof, if any is needed.
By the way, I almost feel like complaining that this was even posted.
But I’ll leave that to the resident a—hole.
More than one actually, but Devin is still searching to be relevant.
Speaking of embarrassing oneself, Devin…
said the POS i’ve never heard of...
First mistake...
Hate speech IS protected by the first amendment.
I didn’t have to read any further than that
“grade-school level of familiarity with the immensely complex concepts of free speech, censorship, rights and privileges of individuals and government authorities. “
Ummmm.... Isn’t this sort of thing exactly what’s taught in grade school?
I mean, I understood it in grade school. Anyone else ?
what is complicated about free speech?
I say we shut down TechCrunch and suddenly they will think the first amendment is “simple”
Too many adjectives. He’s lying.