Governor Greg Abbott Claims ‘Anti-Semitic’ Social Media Platform Gab Has ‘No Place in Texas’

Big League Politics ^ | 3/10/21 | Shane Trejo

[snarkytart]

probably not , he’s half a dope.

[TigersEye]

Abbott was doing so well. He just had to step on his dork and fall on his face.

[max americana]

I can connect the dots here, maybe: big tech threatened this jerk , esp. after he gained points from the right about the mask mandate.

[conservative98]

Abbot also shut down Texas for no reason and got celebrated for opening up *later* than other Republicans. If I were the man I was five years ago I'd take a flame-thrower to this governor's mansion. Gab? Who the hell do you think you're talking to?

[DoughtyOne]

I don’t like reading truly racist posts, but if people make them
it gives you an opportunity to explain why it’s wrong.

Drive these thoughts into the darkness, and people will be free
to spout it where there aren’t people to object. And then because
it wasn’t raised in public, people can’t see it shot down there
either.

Very bad...

[Does so]

Bring back self-censorship...

[jeffers]

I haven’t see any anti-Semitism at Gab.

Perhsps Abnot has ginancial interests in China like most of DC?

[SuperLuminal]

Something or someone new emerges...
Like a butterfly from the cocoon?

[Impala64ssa]

If you don’t like what someone says, use your free speech rights to rebut them, argue with them, show them why they’re stupid.
Fmr head of the ADL Abe Foxman, of all people once said the worst thing to do with "hate speech" is to censor it. The BEST way to deal with it is to CHALLENGE it with MORE speech.

[UnwashedPeasant]

Is this a fake news source, or is Abbott showing his true colors?

[Revel]

Well this certainly changes my view of the guy. I now think he is dangerous.

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

Greenblatt of the ADL is an Obama smear artist. He even lies in his claims that Officer Sicknick was “murdered” in the Jan. 6th riot.

His basic silence on the anti-Semitism of Antifa and BLM has been ignored by the mainstream media and what little condemnation I have seen is ‘fluff’, not serious.

[Vendome]

So some morons are antisemitic on Gab.

I’ll let them be idiots who can be tested or converted over outright censorship

[JouleZ]

That’s a lie. Gab is a free speech platform where anything goes. If you don’t like what you see scroll on, block or comment. See how easy that concept is all you little whine-ass victims?

It’s better than so called fact-checkers on FB and Twitter suspending users. I’m really sorry to hear the Texas Governor is a sellout to controlling free speech by big tech. It’s becoming clear that no politician is trustworthy.

[proust]

https://twitter.com/GovAbbott/status/1369822393678594061

[shanover]

We live in the age of stupid. Some jump the shark higher than others.

[marktwain]

He’s an old Bushie, and not ready for prime time.

That seems to be the case.

What a disappointment.

[lee martell]

Is he one of those republicans who believes everything people like Joy Reid or Don Lemon has to say?
I’m a little surprised and disappointed.

I thought at one time, he appeared to be a real conservative, not just a fair weather friend afraid to offend anybody (except other GOP).

[livius]

I’m on Gab and I hate to say it, but he’s right. I like most of the news and comments and most of the posters, but there are a couple of them who do post ugly anti-Semitic stuff. I realize that the policy of the people running Gab is to interfere as little as possible with the posters and their opinions, but I think they need to get rid of the anti-Semitism. It’s really nasty stuff and has made me consider leaving Gab.

[DownInFlames]

Hey Gov, ever hear of a thing called freedom of speech?