That makes no sense. If they're a bunch of clowns, you should WANT to give them a mic so they can reveal to everyone just how clownish they are.When you have a pile of people looking for a hook to hang their hat on, desperate for validation so their confirmation bias can run wild, they will run with whatever they're given.
If someone thinks you are a clown, does that give them the right to censor and/or deplatform you?
You obviously haven't thought this one through. Originally Posted by lustylad
When you have a pile of people looking for a hook to hang their hat on, desperate for validation so their confirmation bias can run wild, they will run with whatever they're given.The funny part we will have to listen and read this shit until the next election. They won't have to worry about Biden if he makes until then. He will be too old. Like I have said how bad could it be to vote for an 80 year old. It was bad.What is going on now with Trump is what was going on for four years. All Trump did was Lie, Lie, and Lie some more. He is still doing it. Nothing has changed.
Enter group of hyperpartisan clowns. They'll find shit even if the methods are absurd, because they're there to find "proof" and not to perform a legitimate non-partisan review.
They have one of the candidates who was on the ballots and lost involved in this process for fucksakes. And those predisposed to believe them will tout their results regardless of the standards used or whether the conclusions drawn are valid.
The local GOP Recorder and Board of Supervisors have been distancing themselves from it for months because they know it's a fucking clown show. But their voices get ignored by those hungry for the theatricality and promise of fraud findings being sensationalized. The message is going to have legs even if the findings and the process are utter bullshit.
And when one side tries to deplatform the other side they feed the conspiracy narrative. When two sides don't want to to work together or coexist, they'll invent reasons to distrust and discredit. That's what's playing out. Groups with power who claim to be looking for the truth, but really aren't. Both sides trying to weaponize information. Both sides trying to eliminate dissent. This is what happens when moderates are marginalized and hyperpartisans rule the field of discourse Originally Posted by HDGristle
The funny part we will have to listen and read this shit until the next election. They won't have to worry about Biden if he makes until then. He will be too old. Like I have said how bad could it be to vote for an 80 year old. It was bad.What is going on now is what was going on for four years. Lies, Lies, and more Lies. He is still doing it. Nothing has changed.It's a mix of lies and truths.
I hope he does run next time, even Kamala Harris would be him.
They need to stand behind Biden and support him like we did with Trump at the beginning until we found out he was nothing but Bullshit. Originally Posted by bypass
And when one side tries to deplatform the other side they feed the conspiracy narrative... That's what's playing out... Both sides trying to eliminate dissent. Originally Posted by HDGristleSo you agree with me that NEITHER side should be censored or de-platformed?
So you agree with me that NEITHER side should be censored or de-platformed?The ability to spew bullshit on Facebook or Twitter isn't a constitutionally protected right. If Facebook or Twitter block on their own, that's fine. If the government is involved in that decision, it's not. There's no violation of the first amendment if an asshole spewing garbage gets suspended or banned from social media unless the government tips the scales and it was legitimate speech protected by the first amendment. Too may people misunderstand the first amendment and show it, daily.
We have to let all the crazy stuff and conspiracy theories circulate out there. Everyone is free to take each nutty theory and shoot it down with facts and reasoning. In the long run, we have to trust most of the public most of the time to separate truth from half-truths & lies. It's nobody else's job to do it for us. Once we allow the government in league with widely used private platforms to start restricting what views can be expressed in political discussions, we are subverting Free Speech and the First Amendment.
Right now I see only one side "trying to eliminate dissent" by censoring and deplatforming people. And it ain't the Republicans. Originally Posted by lustylad
TRUMP: “168,000 fraudulent ballots printed on illegal paper (unofficial ballots)”Do you have a problem reading?
THE FACTS: All of that is false. The ballots were not unofficial or printed on illegal paper, and even Logan never alleged they were fraudulent. Originally Posted by bypass
You mean like people should have rioted at senile Biden's inauguration like they did at President Trumps?
They need to stand behind Biden and support him like we did with Trump at the beginning until we found out he was nothing but Bullshit. Originally Posted by bypass
You mean like newspapers should have called for senile Biden's impeachment on the day he was sworn into office like they did for President Trump? Originally Posted by berryberryOh it was way sooner than that. The day after election night there was a blitzkrieg of TV adds and news shows literally threatening electors to fall in line.
So it was fine for the republican's to impeach Clinton over a BJ correct? He didn't cause a riot, he didn't withhold military aid he got a BJ. You think the Democrats weren't going to get even? Originally Posted by bypassYou wrote this
They need to stand behind Biden and support him like we did with Trump at the beginning until we found out he was nothing but Bullshit. Originally Posted by bypassSo you just admit you made that up and lied when you wrote it. Cool. Exposed once again