He said "if" and it was indeed a question. I'm very curious as to the answer. If this board was to censor a long time poster because they feel his rhetoric is divisive, inciteful, over the line...would the narratives you all spew change?
I'm of the mindset that Liberals nationwide aren't going to change their stance on this selective abuse of powers over speech until it is done to them. Because for now, these abuses serve your goals so ya'll justify it as reasonable. When does it become unreasonable?
Further to this post and prior posts I have made...
When does this stop?
I mentioned Harry Reid weaponizing the nuclear option. Then Republicans felt inclined to stoop and use it.
Obama arrogantly said "Elections have consequences." What did Republicans do when they got the White House? Executive orders, I have a pen I'll use it, similar arrogance.
Now that Big Tech is silencing those they disagree with, does anyone rightfully believe that's the end? Seriously? What do you think is going to happen?
It's going to spawn an industry of alternate information sources funded by, run by, those who support the Right.
What about Gab?
What about Telegram?
What about MeWe?
The left totalitarians can work in conjunction to silence them. Eventually, the Right will figure it out. Like Parler is.
Parler has a right-leaning web-hosting service they are lining up. What happens when Parler decides "fair is fair" and remove and silences Liberals in knind? What about the other sites when they do so? What about this site and if Steeler Nation began banning people they disagree with?
The Left is advocating a behavior. Eventually, the Right will repeat it. And it will become pervasive. "We don't allow your kind here."
We will all then further be in silos. Airing our grievances and differences will cease. We will speak in vacuum tight echo chambers. More distrust will be fomented. The "other side's" sources and reporting will wholly be discounted by the opposite side.
Division will massively increase as a result.
What's the next step? The Left will...mark my words...work to "illegalize" any of these venues. Thought speech will be upon us.
Violence will ensue.
I think it's high time here locally all step up and agree what we've seen over the past week regarding silencing dissenting voices is a very dangerous path to begin treading.
