Fuming Republicans find themselves powerless over tech clampdown

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  1. kazenatsu

    kazenatsu Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Yes, but these days that is simply not true anymore, with all the laws that have been passed, and interpretations of those laws by activist judges.

    I find your argument there extremely dishonest and disingenuous, considering the political side you come from, and you know all too full well the behavior on your side.

    You force a photographer to take transgender wedding photos yet you try to turn around and claim a business should be able to refuse service to anyone in another situation?

    Nah, this just seems like you trying to have your cake and eat it too.

    I don't know if you're being intellectually dishonest with us, or intellectually dishonest with yourself.
     
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    No serious company wants to be involved in pushing lies 24/7.

    Except AM talk radio.
     
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    And alcohol?
     
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    No shirts, no shoes, no service.
    Lying, no service.
     
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    He isn't a believer in THE BIG LIE.

    So it only appears to some as being dishonest and disingenuous.
     
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    kazenatsu Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    That was the good old days of America, 10 years ago.

    These days you only have to turn on the news.
     
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    The remedy to monopoly was instituted with the antitrust laws.

    That happened at a time, however, when there were still many in leadership and possessed of enough wealth and influence to stand up to The Money Trust as they were known then.

    Now, over 100 years later, the modern day Money Trust is insulated above the government and corporations themseleves, and control all the institutions and levers of power.

    They control both political parties, the media, the courts and Supreme Court, the DOJ, the State Department, NSA, etc.

    Moreover, they control the radical left. They fund and control BLM, George Soros, Bill Gates, Antifa, etc.

    The only true visible opposition to them now are the minority of people in the lower levels of the Republican Party, and libertarians in general. I am a Libertarian.

    The Democratic Party is completely lost. They make up the political class of the growing authoritarian storm that is overtaking us.

    It's too late to stop it now. America is done.
     
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    kazenatsu Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    In my opinion, conservatives need to accept at least some responsibility for being so stupid, blockheaded and naive that they didn't see it coming.

    Many thought they could win the war of ideas based on the merits of their ideas only. The world isn't that idyllic.
     
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    What news?
    24/7 reality tv is not news.
     
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    19Crib Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    I have but one vote to give. Big Tech has millions of dollars to make surecthat the candidate is on the ballot at all. Since Big Tech controls the messaging, who counts the most?
     
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    With Big Tech, it's not so much about money as it is being in the position to control information.

    The sad reality is most people are in a position to be able to get real information if they really wanted to, but are just too lazy to do so.
    For most people, it's easier to just rely on someone else to do their thinking for them.

    Censorship doesn't have to stop you from being able to get that information, it just has to stop you from getting that information.
    And you will never seek out the answers when you do not even know the specific question to ask.
     
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    I agree.

    I've been fighting the good fight for 40 years now. But with the frog boiling slowly, people were too busy living comfortable lives to care.

    America has been under organized and systemic attack for 100 years - passive resistance was never going to be enough to stop them.
     
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    Never has one been so one sided and taking orders from government.
     
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    Your original comment was about the right avoiding the apps, not 'people' and certainly not the ultra sensitive left who are afraid of mean words.
     
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    Also, evidence disproves your claim. The moment Parler and Gab had substantial growth, they were attacked by the democrat ran institutions and thrown in the back of the bus.

    It's not like they slowly died out. There was an obviously defining moment that occurred to either shut them down like Gab or have them buckle like Parler.
     
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    You can go to a different business, but you cannot go to a different government.
     
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    No, Private property is Capitalism. You can do what you want with your own private property, including throwing someone off it.

    Only the Government can Censor.
     
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    This post is spot on!
     
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    Let me clarify.
    People avoid the apps 'cause their crap.
    You mean once violent anarchists started plotting sedition? Stick to the TOS and quit the violent stuff and it's all good.
     
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    Just HOW did the democrat ran institutions "attack" innocent Parler and Gab anyway Did they bomb their servers, what?

    You seem a brave fellow, here's your chance revived. GrayMan Online could make you billions. And someday Trump might even deign to be ON it. Calloh Callay!

    OAN and Fox are still functioning and have robust social media branches. How is that?
     
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    What does this have to do with Gab and Parler?

    I know Facebook had a lot of people using it for crime. It's a good thing it all that was posted publicly so that they could send it to the FBI. It would have all been in secret otherwise. The FBI should have done more with it, though.
     
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    Unless you are the wrong type like a Christian business.
     
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    When the Right stops worshipping LITERAL GOLDEN IDOLS of him
    and it's the right who will never get rid of Trump. The left will never let them, not even when you're all sitting in the ruins of Mar A Lago and wondering when Donnie will be let out of prison and reinstated as President
     
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    If a Christian business breaks the law they should be prosecuted. Just like big orange painted *******s.
     
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    Ah, so you can’t do what you want on your own property after all!
     
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