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GoFundMe suspends Candace Owens’ campaign to help bar owner in stunning censorship move
BizPac review ^ | June 7, 2020 | Tom Tillison

Posted on 06/07/2020 2:11:30 PM PDT by kevcol

a GoFundMe account set up by Candace Owens, titled “Mob rule has no place in America,” which was subsequently shut down after raising $205,000 in a few hours.

The conservative activist launched a GoFundMe campaign in support of Michael Dykes, a Birmingham bar owner who called George Floyd a “thug” — Floyd served at least four stints in prison, including a 5-year sentence for aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon. The media narrative is that at the age of 46, he was turning his life around, though a toxicology report said he had fentanyl in his system at the time of his death, as well as meth.

Dykes also called the protesters idiots, suggesting a “protest tax” should be added to drinks for having to close early due to curfews imposed over the protests.

“Mr. Floyd was a thug, didn’t deserve to die but honoring a thug is irresponsible,” the bar owner said.

The intolerant left called for boycotting the business after a now-former employee leaked Dyke’s words, which were expressed in a text message to two managers

(Excerpt) Read more at bizpacreview.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Alabama
KEYWORDS: alabama; birmingham; candaceowens; censorship; georgefloyd; gofundme; internet; michaeldykes; technotyranny
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1 posted on 06/07/2020 2:11:30 PM PDT by kevcol
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To: kevcol
honoring a thug is irresponsible

Took the words right out of my mouth.


2 posted on 06/07/2020 2:15:14 PM PDT by Tommy Revolts
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To: kevcol

Can you imagine “leaking” text to social media to expose incorrect think.

What a generation of little snitches and sellouts

A generation of empty narcissists. People aren’t allowed to disagree now or have free speech.

The entire social media platform is toxic and killing freedom


3 posted on 06/07/2020 2:15:50 PM PDT by snarkytart
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I don’t know what is so “stunning” about it. GoFundMe has shut down hundreds conservative leaning operations.

No different than Twitter, Facebook YouTube, etc.


4 posted on 06/07/2020 2:17:28 PM PDT by LegendHasIt
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To: kevcol

We need a GoFundMe alternative for conservatives. They have accelerated their shutdown process in the past month or so, and my now start preemptively denying campaigns based on the perceived assistance it gives to conservatives.


5 posted on 06/07/2020 2:20:15 PM PDT by GOP Congress
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To: kevcol

We now know that BLM trumps #MeToo

If any woman has a great claim to #MeToo it is the victim of George Floyd during his home invasion.

How quickly so many abandoned the #MeToo support for the more important to them BLM support.


6 posted on 06/07/2020 2:20:23 PM PDT by ChronicMA
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To: LegendHasIt

Where is the non-sjw funding site?


7 posted on 06/07/2020 2:21:21 PM PDT by Ouchthatonehurt
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To: kevcol

This makes me sick. Anyone have GoFundMe’s contact information? We need to bombard these commies with complaints!


8 posted on 06/07/2020 2:21:33 PM PDT by demkicker (My passion for freedom is stronger than that of Democrats whose obsession is to enslave me.)
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To: snarkytart

.....generation of empty narcissists. People aren’t allowed to disagree now or have free speech.”

Oh..tell...me about it...SJWs do not want to hear anything that counters their brainwashing...got into it this week with uncurious young family members...no discussion, basically...just spouting media myths...and no allowing a different opinion


9 posted on 06/07/2020 2:21:55 PM PDT by goodnesswins (Anyone tired of the Chinese Fire Drill (tm) yet???)
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To: LegendHasIt

Well Mr. Dykes takes no prisoners. Not surprised they shut it down given who they are.


10 posted on 06/07/2020 2:22:24 PM PDT by gibsonguy
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
“Mr. Floyd was a thug, didn’t deserve to die but honoring a thug is irresponsible,” the bar owner said.
The leaker does.

11 posted on 06/07/2020 2:23:36 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: goodnesswins

tell them they’re in a cult


12 posted on 06/07/2020 2:24:36 PM PDT by snarkytart
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To: GOP Congress

There is an alternative.....
....I’ll get back to you


13 posted on 06/07/2020 2:25:11 PM PDT by Guenevere (Press On!)
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To: kevcol

14 posted on 06/07/2020 2:25:45 PM PDT by Bratch (If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.)
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To: GOP Congress

They tried - but credit card processing companies refused to service them because they supported conservative causes.

Banks under some sort of law/regulation passed during Obama’s term (consumer protection law or some variation of the patriot act) are now responsible for the “moral” leanings of those they provide money for.


15 posted on 06/07/2020 2:26:19 PM PDT by Skywise
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To: kevcol

Ah, St George, they will be erecting a monument to him right next to Martian Luther King.


16 posted on 06/07/2020 2:27:50 PM PDT by McGavin999 (Not one politician or journalist has died of Covid)
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To: Skywise

You must take the Mark of the Beast to buy or sell.


17 posted on 06/07/2020 2:29:37 PM PDT by JohnnyP (Thinking is hard work (I stole that from Rush).)
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To: snarkytart

I’m almost wondering if social media just need to be outlawed as some sort form of psychotic drug.

We outlaw sites that traffic in child exploitation, then why the hell cant these be shut down too?


18 posted on 06/07/2020 2:29:39 PM PDT by VanDeKoik
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To: snarkytart

“A generation of empty narcissists. People aren’t allowed to disagree now or have free speech.”
Techno Blackshirts
Techno Brownshirts


19 posted on 06/07/2020 2:31:08 PM PDT by magua (It's not racism, it's just that thisBecause itÂ’s being reported that a lot of this started in 2015.)
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To: snarkytart

Another site will spring up and will gladly take the business.

and you are right. Squealers.

I’m Italian descent. You can get hurt for squealing!! :)

narcissists yes

Though social media gives Trump access to 70 million people.

And at one time when BOTH sides could be heard it was useful

I know they HATED that it was being used to help the right also and so they are censoring us now.

Another site will pop up. And Trump can take his 70 million with him


20 posted on 06/07/2020 2:33:23 PM PDT by dp0622 (The very future of the Republic is at stake. We now know dems will do ANYTHING to win.)
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