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02 Jan 2022, 2:58 pm

https://news.yahoo.com/marjorie-taylor-greene-twitter-bans-191308935.html

Hopefully Boebert and Gosar are next.


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02 Jan 2022, 3:47 pm

Why celebrate these people being silenced?



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02 Jan 2022, 4:00 pm

txfz1 wrote:
Why celebrate these people being silenced?


Because censorship is good as long as it's not being applied to voices they value.

Get ready to be savagely attacked! The autobots are coming to take you down for even suggesting this is a bad thing.


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02 Jan 2022, 4:06 pm

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txfz1 wrote:
Why celebrate these people being silenced?


Because censorship is good as long as it's not being applied to voices they value.


Politics aside, Covid misinformation is not a voice you should value.


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02 Jan 2022, 4:09 pm

Doberdoofus wrote:
VegetableMan wrote:
txfz1 wrote:
Why celebrate these people being silenced?


Because censorship is good as long as it's not being applied to voices they value.


Politics aside, Covid misinformation is not a voice you should value.


I absolutely agree! But the disinformation being distributed by official sources seems to bs exempt from censorship. Gosh! I wonder why?


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02 Jan 2022, 4:10 pm

txfz1 wrote:
Why celebrate these people being silenced?
Neither she nor anyone else is being "silenced"...

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Because...

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Deal with it.



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02 Jan 2022, 4:20 pm

Doberdoofus wrote:
VegetableMan wrote:
txfz1 wrote:
Why celebrate these people being silenced?


Because censorship is good as long as it's not being applied to voices they value.


Politics aside, Covid misinformation is not a voice you should value.

I never said I valued her opinion or misinformation. Still does not answer the question, why celebrate her silencing?




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txfz1 wrote:
Why celebrate these people being silenced?
Neither she nor anyone else is being "silenced"...

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Because...

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Deal with it.


So you're really gonna argue that her being silenced from a major social media outlet is not silencing her? No. Why are you celebrating it?



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02 Jan 2022, 4:24 pm

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So you're really gonna argue that her being silenced from a major social media outlet is not silencing her? No. Why are you celebrating it?
No, I am stating the fact that MTG being banned from Twitter for spreading lies does not silence her.

She is still free to spread her lies through other venues.



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02 Jan 2022, 4:36 pm

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No, I am stating the fact that MTG being banned from Twitter for spreading lies does not silence her.

She is still free to spread her lies through other venues.


Banned is silencing. So you are celebrating because she is lying? Then why not silence all of 'em.



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02 Jan 2022, 4:55 pm

txfz1 wrote:
Doberdoofus wrote:
VegetableMan wrote:
txfz1 wrote:
Why celebrate these people being silenced?


Because censorship is good as long as it's not being applied to voices they value.


Politics aside, Covid misinformation is not a voice you should value.

I never said I valued her opinion or misinformation. Still does not answer the question, why celebrate her silencing?



And I did not say you did value her opinion or misinformation. What is your definition of "celebrate" as we appear to be using different dictionaries.


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02 Jan 2022, 5:04 pm

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And I did not say you did value her opinion or misinformation. What is your definition of "celebrate" as we appear to be using different dictionaries.


Are you glad she is silenced, did you let out a whoo-hoo! Are you concerned that a subjective criteria has been used to silence a minority member of the house?

Fauci has a "bigger voice" than MTG and he first said no masks, then masks, then two masks, etc. That is my definition of misinformation, yet he hasn't been banned.



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02 Jan 2022, 5:23 pm

txfz1 wrote:
Doberdoofus wrote:

And I did not say you did value her opinion or misinformation. What is your definition of "celebrate" as we appear to be using different dictionaries.


Are you glad she is silenced, did you let out a whoo-hoo! Are you concerned that a subjective criteria has been used to silence a minority member of the house?

Fauci has a "bigger voice" than MTG and he first said no masks, then masks, then two masks, etc. That is my definition of misinformation, yet he hasn't been banned.


I am not experiencing pleasure, joy, or delight. I am indifferent to the situation. I would feel the same if Fauci was banned for misinformation.


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02 Jan 2022, 5:32 pm

Lot's of nations have become indifferent to the right for freedom of speech. I think it's one of the main reason for our survival as a nation and seeing it eroded is disturbing. I understand Twitter has T&Cs but they apply it unjustly.



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02 Jan 2022, 5:41 pm

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Lot's of nations have become indifferent to the right for freedom of speech. I think it's one of the main reason for our survival as a nation and seeing it eroded is disturbing. I understand Twitter has T&Cs but they apply it unjustly.


I refer you back to the second meme posted above.


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02 Jan 2022, 5:44 pm

I read this whole thread and still don't know who you're talking about.

Who is MTG and what did they do wrong?

(K know there's a link but don't see anything explaining otherwise).



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02 Jan 2022, 5:53 pm

VegetableMan wrote:
Doberdoofus wrote:
VegetableMan wrote:
txfz1 wrote:
Why celebrate these people being silenced?


Because censorship is good as long as it's not being applied to voices they value.


Politics aside, Covid misinformation is not a voice you should value.


I absolutely agree! But the disinformation being distributed by official sources seems to bs exempt from censorship. Gosh! I wonder why?


Sorry, I missed this post. The answer to your question is probably best suited in the politics section but the logical answer is hypocrisy.


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