Tag: liberals vs. free speech

Yet Another Censorship Tactic REPRINT

Posted By: leeduigon(patty)Posted On:

Image result for images of mercola

 

From June 24, 2019

If you can’t find it, you can’t read it.

Big Tech has discovered another way to silence dissenting voices.

This time the victim is Mercola.com, known to subscribers as “Dr. Mercola.” In its latest search engine update, implemented June 3, Google “buries” Dr. Mercola (https://www.healthglu.com/uncategorized/google-buries-mercola-in-their-latest-search-engine-update-part-1-of-2/) by removing “most Mercola.com pages from its search results.” Now the only way a Mercola.com page will come up is if the user searches, for instance, “Mercola.com heart disease” instead of just “heart disease.”

“This year we’ve seen an unprecedented rush to implement censorship of critical voices,” Dr. Mercola says. Big Tech, he says, makes money by helping “fascist government-industrial complexes” to silence dissenters and critics.

Dr. Mercola’s crime, it seems, was to question the need for and the effectiveness of various vaccines–the new measles vaccine, for one, which he has said “offers only temporary artificial immunity” (https://articles.mercola.com/measles.aspx). Dr. Mercola has dissented from the current panic over measles, saying most of the measles deaths are the result of poor nutrition and generally poor health in Third World countries. Apparently there’s someone who doesn’t like that opinion and doesn’t think the public ought to read it.

They haven’t erased him: just made it harder for users to find him.

It’s not quite as draconian as the 2016 Democrat proposal to make “climate change denial” a crime with criminal sanctions–but it has caused Dr. Mercola’s Internet traffic to “plummet by 99 percent in recent weeks” since the update.

Not draconian, but certainly effective.

Is this how “science” is going to be done from now on? By silencing anyone who questions any claim made by a powerful establishment?

But that’s not science, is it?

‘Has Berkeley Killed the First Amendment?’ (2017)

Posted By: leeduigon(patty)Posted On:

Berkeley: a history of disobedience - in pictures | US news | The Guardian

Have they ever known what they were talking about?

When I was in college, “Berkeley” and “free speech” were synonymous. Boy, how that’s changed!

Has Berkeley Killed the First Amendment?

Democrats, liberals, radicals, commies–all the same thing, really–believe in free speech fore themselves–as long as it conforms 100% to The Party’s ideology–and shut the hell up or else for the rest of the human race.

If we can keep our civil liberties, it’ll be no thanks to them.

[Back from the eye doctor, sorry for the delay. He dilated my eyes so I can’t see what I’m typing. Please take that into account.]

We ‘Are’ Maiking Pogres!!!

Posted By: leeduigon(patty)Posted On:

323 Tied To Chair Stock Photos - Free & Royalty-Free Stock ...

Nhow weer’e geting Sumbware!!!!

A big impotent Pole says Haff! the peple in The Party “thinck” thare “is” whey Too Mutch Freedum “going” arownd And “the” guvvermint thay shood (and “I” kwote!) “regrulate And restrick the expretion Of Views considderd Discrimbatory oar ofenssive”” and jist Put a Lidd On “It”!”!”

Heer at Collidge us in “the” Stodent Soviet we has volunteerd to Set Up “a” Speach Cort!!! and enny boddy who Says oar Rites ejectionable Things thay “wil” be Punnishd!!!!!!

No-boddy has no rite To Say Rawng Things!!!!!!! Thare shood awght To Be Speach Corts evvryware! And camras and mikerowe-foans to Wach “and Lissin”!

Nhow “of coarse” The Guvermint whil de-side “waht” Speach it is ofennsive “and” waht Issnt!!!!!! Whaitll Miss Infomasion gets Slaped Down!!!! She woont Know waht “hit” hur!!!

And yiu whil awl See waht A “Grate Contry” thist whil Be wen no-boddy but us thay Are aloud “to” say Things!!!!!!! No Moar Too Mutch Freedum!!!!!!!!

Too Much… Freedom?

Posted By: leeduigon(patty)Posted On:

Gag Stock Photos, Royalty Free Gag Images | Depositphotos

Almost half, 47%, of Biden voters say that “Government should regulate or restrict the expression of views considered discriminatory or offensive,” according to a poll by the University of Virginia Center for Politics (https://rantingly.com/articles/almost-half-of-biden-voters-think-gov-should-regulate-or-restrict-speech-they-consider-offensive/).

Gee–I consider that an offensive view: profoundly offensive.

It gets worse: 35% of Trump supporters agreed.

And about a third of the respondents agree that “Americans have too much freedom”!

Can’t blame Democrats for that!

Everywhere you look, Lady Liberty’s on life support. Why aren’t those numbers closer to 0%? We had to beat the British Empire in a war to earn those freedoms! We had to fight a civil war to extend them to all Americans–and abolish slavery. How little do we value what ought to be most precious to us!

Most of the blame for this must fall on our overpriced, Left-infested, chock-full-o’-loons public “education” system. And on us, for not pulling our children out of public schools. Keep it up… and we won’t have “too much freedom” to worry about.

Oh–and since it’s impossible to hold an opinion that doesn’t offend someone, somewhere… how will the government decide whose feelings matter and whose don’t?

As if we didn’t know.

Take a Knee (Where It Hurts!)

Posted By: leeduigon(patty)Posted On:

Giants' pitcher Sam Coonrod refuses to kneel during Black Lives Matter moment because of faith: 'I'm a Christian' | Fox News

Astoundingly docile people, aren’t we?

A Virginia Tech women’s soccer player will be paid  $100,000 to settle a lawsuit against the university (https://www.cleveland.com/news/2023/01/college-soccer-player-wins-100000-settlement-after-refusing-to-kneel-during-pregame-ceremony.html).

She sued them because the coach demanded the team “take a knee” to show “solidarity” with BLM rioters. When she refused the order compelling her speech, he verbally abused her, benched her, and eventually forced her to leave the team.

Compelled speech! It’s what makes leftids drool. To Democrats, it’s poetry come to life. Make someone say he believes something that he does not believe in; make her say she endorses what she finds despicable. That’s how it’s done, son!

The “school” asked the judge to dismiss the suit. Nothing doing. So they settled. Probably cheaper than going to trial. Universities have tons of money, though. This lost $100K won’t make them change their ways.

Leftism has damaged our republic in ways that won’t be easily repaired. And out in front of the charge against our liberties is (ahem!) “higher education.”

 

‘When They Make You Say It’ (2018)

Posted By: leeduigon(patty)Posted On:

See the source image

As much fun as it is for libs and progs to suppress speech, and forbid you to say certain things, it’s even more of a blast for them if they can coerce you into saying things you don’t believe in and know to be untrue. That’s how they come after your self-respect.

When They Make You Say It

“Compelled speech,” as we call it, is growing by leaps and bounds. We find it everywhere. How could we have been so cowardly as to allow this? And why do we put up with it?

“Land of the free”… hot dog!

What? Ya Mean They Can’t Do That?

Posted By: leeduigon(patty)Posted On:

Government control, power, authority and manipulation symbolized by control bar with word Government pulling the strings (chains) of a wooden puppet Stock Photo - Alamy

We all know (don’t we?) that the Constitution doesn’t allow the government to restrict free speech, or freedom of religion, freedom of the press, or the right to peaceful assembly. And just in case there was any confusion about it, the United States Supreme Court ruled in 1943 that

“… A state may not induce, encourage, or promote private persons to accomplish what [the state] is constitutionally forbidden to accomplish” (https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/arts-letters/articles/americas-censorship-regime-goes-on-trial-missouri-biden).

Holy cow! You mean the government can’t lean on social media platforms to demand the suppression of any opinions that it doesn’t like? The Constitution, and the Supreme Court, say they’re not allowed to do that?

Well, then, why the devil do they keep doing it? I mean, this is something that they’ve been doing every single day for years!

Finally a lawsuit over this is being heard in the U.S. District Court of Louisiana and is likely on its way to the Supreme Court (Missouri vs. Biden). The government tried to have the suit dismissed but the judge said nothing doing.

This schiff has not only been illegal since 1943; it’s always been illegal!

It’d be nice if we somehow got our government back in line with the Constitution. But don’t look for that to happen without a fight. Big Tech is crawling with “retired” government spooks and spiders. And they are not your friends.

‘Inside Facebook’s Censorship Playground’ (2019)

Posted By: leeduigon(patty)Posted On:

Happy Puppies by Warren Photographic

They wouldn’t censor happy little puppies, would they?

Four years ago, and the rot had already crept up so high. The Internet was supposed to unleash free speech. Liberals turned around and unleashed censorship.

Inside Facebook’s Censorship Playground

They haven’t yet gone so far as to thrust themselves into articles and blog posts and change them, rewrite them, without the authors’ consent. So far they’re only doing this to authors who have already died and can’t sue them.

May the Lord our God confound them.

Judge Blocks Gov’t Attempt to Stop ‘Big Tech Collusion’ Lawsuit

Posted By: leeduigon(patty)Posted On:

Page 48 | Court of law Images | Free Vectors, Stock Photos & PSD

Did Big Tech collude with the Biden administration to suppress points of view that the administration doesn’t like? Honk if you think that never happened. And then get help.

A federal judge in Louisiana has denied the government’s request to dismiss a lawsuit, brought by the states of Louisiana and Missouri, that claims that the government huddled with the big social media companies in an organized campaign of viewpoint suppression (https://www.ntd.com/judge-dismisses-biden-admins-motion-to-dismiss-big-tech-collusion-case_908620.html). So the lawsuit will go forward.

The judge said he was “unpersuaded” by The Regime’s arguments. Give him high marks for understatement.

As a rule of thumb, honest men and women have no need to silence other people by cheating and colluding. Which is to say, The government is acting guilty. And so are their puppets in Big Tech.

Let’s pray the judge will throw the book at them.

‘America’s Nooze Media: The Dog That Didn’t Bark’ (2014)

Posted By: leeduigon(patty)Posted On:

Halloween Light-Up Zombie Groundbreaker Animated with bloodstain and Creepy Sound for Halloween Outdoor, Lawn, Yard, Patio Decoration, Halloween Haunted House Decorations

“I’m comin’, boss, I’m comin’!”

Remember this caper from the Obama era? They wanted to station government stooges in the newsrooms to make sure the nooze media were properly subservient to Dear Leader. And the noozies would’ve let them do it, too… if someone hadn’t spilled the beans before they were ready.

America’s Nooze Media: The Dog That Didn’t Bark

It’s no different today, nine years later. They’re still trying to wipe out free speech, silence dissent. So the FBI tells Twitter what to publish and what to censor, and Twitter answers “Yes, master! To hear is to obey!”

They’ll never stop trying to enslave us.