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As I said in the last few days, there seems to be a massively growing willi

willingness from lots of political sides to control speech. I fear we are in danger of some pretty ugly speech codes, “fairness” requirements, government regulations of what is “misinformation” of what must be said and cannot be said.

The extremes not only cannot seem to talk to each other at all anymore but believe the other side should be forcibly shut up.

[Edit, because I clearly am being misunderstood.]

Rs whining about this is fine - the Rs saying this somehow needs to be controlled, that we must use government power to prevent this corporate “censorship” (which is not censorship) is the problem.

[Post edited by RML Hoos at 01/15/2021 08:28AM]

(In response to this post by Plano Hoo)

Posted: 01/15/2021 at 07:25AM

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