"The test of your commitment to free speech as a general principle is whether you are willing to tolerate the speech of others, especially those with whom you most disagree."
"For if Men are to be precluded from offering their Sentiments on a matter, which may involve the most serious and alarming consequences, that can invite the consideration of Mankind, reason is of no use to us; the freedom of Speech may be taken away, and, dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep, to the Slaughter."
-Bro. George Washington
Address to the Officers of the Army, March 15, 1783
Writing is the bridge between thoughts and action. And we know trolls love bridges. Some people just have it laten inside them to divide. This whole hysteria used with neo natzis is an old one. Even trolls in our own government system tried convincing us all the "our greatest threat, is white supremacy groups." The only stats they can come up with is based on unverified internet comments, and of course the white supremacy groups that the FBI had set up, like the Proud Boys and the false flag operation witch led to an attempt kidnapping of Govenor Witmer. Not to mention a lot of political trolling found by Elon on Twitter, with millions of bot-accounts.
The number one problem we have in America are trolls in government and social media who want to cause division. Emeth live up to Its name here. A place of truth and unity
This is simply another attempt by leftists to take over another media platform, plain and simple. They can't stand the fact that there is a place they can't control the content on. The neo-nazi claim is a front to the much larger desire to institute a substack version of "fact checkers" to quash dissent.
I am a firm believer in free speech. On a platform like substack, you actually have to find and subscribe the content you're looking for. Don't like what I or someone else has to say? Don't subscribe. Viola! Problem solved.
The difference here is that I would hope that this platform is the adults on the playground of the internet, where more rational and thought provoking topics (besides my silly portion of it) are written and expressed. Not the juvenile crap you find elsewhere. So far, I think that has held true. If there is stupid crap out there, I wouldn't really know anyway. I don't go searching for it.
Yes, I do see the whole thing as a set up for a much larger battle.
Find a Neo-Nazi or two who have used the Substack software to write some nonsense, then blame the whole thing on Substack. As if anyone blamed Gutenberg for inventing the printing press used by the actual Nazi Party in the first half of the 20th Century.
But, the goal was to get Substack to cave and apologize.
Then the actual demands would come. Censor anyone who disagrees with current orthodoxy. It would be super easy, once the first brick came out of the wall.
You are MW
Thank you W. Brother.
"The test of your commitment to free speech as a general principle is whether you are willing to tolerate the speech of others, especially those with whom you most disagree."
William Deresiewicz, On Political Correctness
Yes indeed.
"For if Men are to be precluded from offering their Sentiments on a matter, which may involve the most serious and alarming consequences, that can invite the consideration of Mankind, reason is of no use to us; the freedom of Speech may be taken away, and, dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep, to the Slaughter."
-Bro. George Washington
Address to the Officers of the Army, March 15, 1783
Writing is the bridge between thoughts and action. And we know trolls love bridges. Some people just have it laten inside them to divide. This whole hysteria used with neo natzis is an old one. Even trolls in our own government system tried convincing us all the "our greatest threat, is white supremacy groups." The only stats they can come up with is based on unverified internet comments, and of course the white supremacy groups that the FBI had set up, like the Proud Boys and the false flag operation witch led to an attempt kidnapping of Govenor Witmer. Not to mention a lot of political trolling found by Elon on Twitter, with millions of bot-accounts.
The number one problem we have in America are trolls in government and social media who want to cause division. Emeth live up to Its name here. A place of truth and unity
Thank you Brother!
This is simply another attempt by leftists to take over another media platform, plain and simple. They can't stand the fact that there is a place they can't control the content on. The neo-nazi claim is a front to the much larger desire to institute a substack version of "fact checkers" to quash dissent.
I am a firm believer in free speech. On a platform like substack, you actually have to find and subscribe the content you're looking for. Don't like what I or someone else has to say? Don't subscribe. Viola! Problem solved.
The difference here is that I would hope that this platform is the adults on the playground of the internet, where more rational and thought provoking topics (besides my silly portion of it) are written and expressed. Not the juvenile crap you find elsewhere. So far, I think that has held true. If there is stupid crap out there, I wouldn't really know anyway. I don't go searching for it.
Yes, I do see the whole thing as a set up for a much larger battle.
Find a Neo-Nazi or two who have used the Substack software to write some nonsense, then blame the whole thing on Substack. As if anyone blamed Gutenberg for inventing the printing press used by the actual Nazi Party in the first half of the 20th Century.
But, the goal was to get Substack to cave and apologize.
Then the actual demands would come. Censor anyone who disagrees with current orthodoxy. It would be super easy, once the first brick came out of the wall.
I am so tired of the anti-Nazi BS artists trying to start trouble here where none exists. Thank you for putting this issue into a proper perspective.
Thank you, and I agree. It is sad and disturbing to see people manufacture an issue, just to tear something great down.
Our world needs more builders, not destroyers.