Posted on 04/29/2023 8:01:01 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” Twitter CEO Elon Musk stated that the anti-meritocratic and anti-free speech aspects of “the woke mind virus” are dangerous to society and that the “woke mind virus” is due to “the amount of indoctrination that’s happening in schools and universities” that is “far beyond what parents realize.”
Host Bill Maher asked, “You have talked about this woke mind virus in really apocalyptic terms. I don’t — you should explain why you don’t think it’s hyperbole to say things like it’s pushing civilization towards suicide. First of all, what is the woke mind virus? And if we don’t deal with this, nothing else can get done. Tell me why you think that.”
Musk answered, “I think we need to be very cautious about anything that is anti-meritocratic and anything that results in the suppression of free speech. So, those are two of the aspects of the woke mind virus that I think are very dangerous, is that it’s often very anti-meritocratic, and you can’t question things. Even the questioning is bad.”
Musk added, “I really can’t emphasize this enough, we must protect free speech. And free speech only matters — it’s only relevant when it’s someone you don’t like saying something you don’t like. Because, obviously, speech that you like, that’s easy. So, it’s — and it’s — the thing about censorship is that, for those who would advocate it, just remember, at some point, that will be turned on you.”
Maher then asked, “So, this woke mind virus, how did it start? Was it bats, [did] it escape from a lab? What is your assessment? Because it’s fairly recent, how did it start and why?”
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For many years Maher was a leader of the public ridicule arm of the woke movement. Now he feigns ignorance.
Just what did we expect when we turned over education to the tender mercies of the state? Separation of School and State is an idea whose time has come.
Nice new CCP limited hangout dress you have there elon
Spit.
You may not like the messenger, but the message in this instance is absolutely correct.
Education ‘Indoctrination’ Causes ‘Woke Mind Virus’ that Is anti-Free Speech and Endangers CivilizationEveryone knows the problem is Disney. Don't take my word for it, just ask Saint DeSantis and his knuckle dragging followers.
The definition of “free speech” must have changed pretty drastically.
If you want free speech go to 4chan ...
I guess ANYTHING is acceptable in order to keep the show going!
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