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While Republicans are saying 'the market will work things out' Democrats are looking to force Facebook to be regulated by Democrats' standards.

Mind you, I don't want the government to regulate websites.

However, Democrats do and they're leading the charge. If they succeed, they will get to set the rules.

If we don't get in the game and we keep waiting for 'the invisible hand' to sort things out, Democrats will write the rules for the internet and Conservatives and Republicans are going to be excluded.

1 posted on 11/14/2018 8:07:19 PM PST by yesthatjallen
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To: yesthatjallen

Agreed.

And i’ve kept my posts clean for a few weeks now but I can’t take it anymore.

Rep. David Cicilline can go @#$# his mother.

i’m sorry everyone.

Back to being civil.


2 posted on 11/14/2018 8:17:21 PM PST by dp0622 (The Left should know if Trump is kicked out of office, it is WAR!)
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["We’ve known for some time that Facebook chose to turn a blind eye to the spread of hate speech and Russian propaganda"]

Thanks, Democrats! Two more years of Russia! Russia! Russia!


3 posted on 11/14/2018 8:19:27 PM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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The Democrat is throwing a tantrum. Tough. He needs to re-read the First Amendment. He works as a Congressional Representative. Specifically, "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." Facebook is part of the press. Congress is expressly prohibited from making laws that "regulate" the press.
4 posted on 11/14/2018 8:25:23 PM PST by Myrddin
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To: yesthatjallen

Oh please
Fake book is for women to gossip chat with spy on and give support to eachotger. Nothing more


6 posted on 11/14/2018 8:41:22 PM PST by Truthoverpower (The guvmint you get is the Trump winning express !)
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To: yesthatjallen

Facebook is a big nugget useful idiocy.
The Left salivates for control of it.


8 posted on 11/14/2018 8:53:34 PM PST by right way right (May we remain sober over mere men, for God really is our only true hope.,)
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Facebook will find no allies.

They’ve spent all this time suppressing conservative speech on their platform; they should not expect any supporters from the right.

They will be hung out to dry, as they hung us out to dry. The boot of the government will crush them....and no one will care.

They that sow the wind, reap the whirlwind.


9 posted on 11/14/2018 9:25:37 PM PST by JamesP81 (The Democrat Party is a criminal organization.)
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But they never say any such thing about the government they worship.


10 posted on 11/14/2018 9:37:51 PM PST by sourcery (Non Aquiesco: "I do not consent" (Latin))
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NOTHING can be trusted to regulate itself except for some moral individuals. Our society has now become criminogenic; having set out any number of exemplars of reward for criminal activity. Only fools follow the law now.


11 posted on 11/14/2018 10:43:10 PM PST by Attention Surplus Disorder (Apoplectic is where we want them)
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Be very careful. Giving the govt control does not usually work out well


12 posted on 11/14/2018 11:05:34 PM PST by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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Yeah, FB doesn’t censor enough for their tastes.


13 posted on 11/14/2018 11:12:44 PM PST by rawcatslyentist ("All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing")
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I agree 100% with you.

When I initially read the headlines, I thought that maybe the democrats are right on the issue. However as the power hungry villains that they are, any changes to FB will be twisted to their own wicked ways while turning it even more oppressive to conservative & republicans.

14 posted on 11/14/2018 11:42:55 PM PST by prophetic (Trump is today's DANIEL. Shut the mouth of lions Lord, let his enemies be the Cat Food instead.)
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I can just about garr-ron-tee that Zuck and his working lackies voted for the Dems in the last election.
They reap what they sew.


16 posted on 11/15/2018 1:14:53 AM PST by lucky american (Progressives are attac Iking our rights and y'all will sit there and take it.)
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While I agree in principle that the lack of effective monetary flow through an entire society is a bad bad thing long term, democrats have shown repeatedly that their attempts to solve it have reduced the flow of capital, particularly to the lowest socioeconomic classes.

Industries never self regulate, that’s a right wing myth. Industries have shown again and again when when left to self regulate, they do not.. then they get chastised for it.. back off only to do it again and the cycle repeats until government ends up regulating them.


20 posted on 11/15/2018 3:53:35 AM PST by HamiltonJay
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To: yesthatjallen

Strangely I have to agree with that statement.


21 posted on 11/15/2018 5:57:26 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: yesthatjallen
Schmuckerberg, some words to the wise, Markypoo:
No one is spared when freedom fails
the best men rot in filthy jails
and those who cried APPEASE APPEASE
are hanged by those they tried to please
22 posted on 11/15/2018 8:07:41 AM PST by Impala64ssa
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I agree, social media won’t regulate themselves. What I don’t get is that this DEMOCRAT is whining about it? Social media is sooooooooooo much in bed with the ‘rats that I don’t understand the issue. Perhaps this ‘rat wants tighter, socialist controls.


23 posted on 11/15/2018 8:14:49 AM PST by Godzilla ( I just love the smell of COVFEFE in the morning . . . . .)
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