Is Free Speech Under Attack in this Country?

sturg33 said:
We've spoken a lot about this in political correctness thread and a few others.

I'm fully aware that this notion will be mocked and dismissed, but I'd welcome any data that can be presented, any thoughtful commentary on specific examples posted, and whether or not open and free speech is at risk in the US. The majority of examples I come across are leftists trying to shut down conservative speech, but if you come across the other way around, please post it.

Note - I do not contend the government is oppressing free speech. For the great majority of examples I've seen and will post about, the action is legal. My question would be whether or not it is healthy and protects free speech throughout our society.

I contend we're slipping down a path where certain (non-controversial) opinions are being silenced. Would love to discuss it on the board if you think it's a worthwhile topic.
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Bumping the OP from 2018.

The slippery slope was real. There is no argument anymore that the government is suppressing free speech.
 
sturg33 said:
Go ahead and read this twitter thread

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asking the pro-democracy NORMS liberals their view on this

are they ashamed of the censorship, supportive of it, or believe it isn't real?

why run away and hide like a sacred little girl?
 
remember when they tried to establish the ministry of truth?

here's some private message between the feds and microsoft

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I'm reminded about that tweet where everyday people pay the ultimate price for minor transgression, but people in power pay no price for enormous transgressions

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Kyrie Irving suspended for at least 5 games - "currently unfit to be associated with the Brooklyn Nets".

Sitting out a few games is NOT going to change him.

Someone on the Nets should burn some sage around his locker.
 
Garmel said:
I have never seen a group of people whine over a subscription plan like this before.
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How many times has the subscription plan been implemented on a once free product that was bought by a rich guy under the lie of “I bought it to protect free speech” and then his way of protecting free speech was really just a way to make people pay to be heard?

The dude who was born on 3rd and thought he was a genius should have just stuck to taking tax money to build rockets and electric cars and just kept bitching about freeloaders (and not even see the irony) instead of trying to hope people would love him by buying twitter
 
I for one like the idea of twitter being owned by an impulsive eccentric libertarian-leaning plutocrat. It is going to enrich and enliven our lives. Popcorn supply secured.
 
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