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Left derides freespeech, meaning no democracy?

Left derides freespeech, meaning no democracy?

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Check out the news (you can find it vivify) and see what everyone is saying about the libs raging about that rich billionaire pesky Musk, who wants more free speech.
Note that Sonhouse has railed on that conservatives dont want a democracy. Either he, or many many researchers and educators, are wrong. Looks to be the left,,,,,,the liberals. Who here is OK with Musk owning Twitter?

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@averagejoe1 said
Check out the news (you can find it vivify) and see what everyone is saying about the libs raging about that rich billionaire pesky Musk, who wants more free speech.
Note that Sonhouse has railed on that conservatives dont want a democracy. Either he, or many many researchers and educators, are wrong. Looks to be the left,,,,,,the liberals. Who here is OK with Musk owning Twitter?
He’s well known for not liking free speech about him he’s probably bought it so he can block his critics.
Spoilt little rich boy syndrome
I wonder if you’ll still be able to ‘say gay’.

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@averagejoe1 said
Check out the news (you can find it vivify) and see what everyone is saying about the libs raging about that rich billionaire pesky Musk, who wants more free speech.
Note that Sonhouse has railed on that conservatives dont want a democracy. Either he, or many many researchers and educators, are wrong. Looks to be the left,,,,,,the liberals. Who here is OK with Musk owning Twitter?
Who here is OK with Musk owning Twitter?

I don't care who owns Twitter. Social media sites like Twitter are overrated. I don't see many top producing people on them, because they have other things to do - like work.

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This just in. 646 cases of Big tech pro-Biden censorship reported over the last two years. Are we conservatives having fun or what.

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@averagejoe1 said
This just in. 646 cases of Big tech pro-Biden censorship reported over the last two years. Are we conservatives having fun or what.
You mean anti racist and homophobic hate speech censored don’t ya Joe.

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@mchill said
Who here is OK with Musk owning Twitter?

I don't care who owns Twitter. Social media sites like Twitter are overrated. I don't see many top producing people on them, because they have other things to do - like work.
Free speech does not give one
the freedom to lie.
That's called slander.
William Randolph Hearst, at one time, controlled
the newsprint media. Can anyone tell me what good came of that?

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@kevcvs57 said
He’s well known for not liking free speech about him he’s probably bought it so he can block his critics.
Spoilt little rich boy syndrome
I wonder if you’ll still be able to ‘say gay’.
Laughable.

Spend $44 billion to block criticism. I barely remember even hearing any criticism about Musk until he began trying to buy Twitter.

Probably a person who created Tesla and SpaceX has a little more nuanced lines of thinking that you're capable of understanding.

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@jimm619 said
Free speech does not give one
the freedom to lie.
That's called slander.
William Randolph Hearst, at one time, controlled
the newsprint media. Can anyone tell me what good came of that?
But you're okay with CNN lying?

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@techsouth said
But you're okay with CNN lying?
Nor Fox,
how do broadcast networks figure?
Slander and libel----technically different.
It works like this; from FOX itself.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-campaign-ordered-to-pay-omarosa-1-3-million-in-legal-fees-after-failed-lawsuit
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/donald-trump-loses-libel-suit-against-n-y-times-4146893/#:~:text=Donald%20Trump%20Loses%20Libel%20Suit%20Against%20N.Y.%20Times,presidential%20campaign%20filed%20against%20The%20New%20York%20Times.
https://r.search.yahoo.com%2fwww.nbcnews.com%2fnews%2fall%2ftrump-campaign-files-libel-suit-against-new-york-times-over-n1143646/RK=2/RS=Ra6x2girQetWayv5oKVf_22Jof0-

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@mchill
You deride the political influence of such sites AND the fact Musk now owns it means whatever he considers free speech, like letting Trump back in to Twitter will be his decision and his alone, no way to stop that since he is now the sole owner.
That is NEVER good since he now says and him alone, who gets to spout whatever crap he allows to go on to twitter.

That doesn't concern you?

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@techsouth said
I barely remember even hearing any criticism about Musk until he began trying to buy Twitter.
Then you haven't been paying attention.

No news there, then.

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@averagejoe1 said
Check out the news (you can find it vivify) and see what everyone is saying about the libs raging about that rich billionaire pesky Musk, who wants more free speech.
Note that Sonhouse has railed on that conservatives dont want a democracy. Either he, or many many researchers and educators, are wrong. Looks to be the left,,,,,,the liberals. Who here is OK with Musk owning Twitter?
Free speech and ban the books and tell teachers what to teach and don't say gay and tell people what drugs they can't take and what health care they can use.

Free speech but just for me.

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@averagejoe1 said
Check out the news (you can find it vivify) and see what everyone is saying about the libs raging about that rich billionaire pesky Musk, who wants more free speech.
Note that Sonhouse has railed on that conservatives dont want a democracy. Either he, or many many researchers and educators, are wrong. Looks to be the left,,,,,,the liberals. Who here is OK with Musk owning Twitter?
Unless you're a fortune teller we will all see what happens w/ Twitter.
As far as deriding Democracy....Why's The GOP banning books,
and making it more difficult to vote?....I don't get it.
May the best candidate and ideas win............
What is The GOP so afraid of?..... Ideas that are less than average, Jo?
...ya' think?

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@averagejoe1 said
Check out the news (you can find it vivify) and see what everyone is saying about the libs raging about that rich billionaire pesky Musk, who wants more free speech.
Note that Sonhouse has railed on that conservatives dont want a democracy. Either he, or many many researchers and educators, are wrong. Looks to be the left,,,,,,the liberals. Who here is OK with Musk owning Twitter?
Couldn’t give a flyng fukk.

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@techsouth said
Laughable.

Spend $44 billion to block criticism. I barely remember even hearing any criticism about Musk until he began trying to buy Twitter.

Probably a person who created Tesla and SpaceX has a little more nuanced lines of thinking that you're capable of understanding.
He’s also partial to a spliff 🚬
You don’t remember people criticising him, have a listen they are doing it now especially on twitter, he’s a very fragile individual and very mercurial, stuff can turn to πŸ’©in his hands as well as πŸ’°
Like most conservative thinkers he doesn’t understand that people go to twitter to get away from the Trumps, Carlson’s, and MBs of this world. He might just break their only business model.
What is nuanced about SpaceX and Tesla?

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