Menu
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Vault
Time Travel Schematics
T.E.C. Time Archive
The Why Files
Have You Seen...?
Chronovisor
TimeTravelForum.tk
TimeTravelForum.net
ParanormalNetwork.net
Paranormalis.com
ConspiracyCafe.net
Streams
Live streams
Featured streams
Multi-Viewer
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Navigation
Install the app
Install
More options
Contact us
Close Menu
Forums
General Discussion Forum
General Discussion
Political Exchange
Ministry of Truth
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="1timeonly" data-source="post: 233694" data-attributes="member: 14678"><p>Books and articles published by so-called "insiders" are nearly as old as the Republic and are usually written by those who have axes to grind. But let's pretend that this particular bit of libel is true. Does that justify this Orwellian assault upon the First Amendment? I don't think so.</p><p></p><p>When conservatives squawked about the censorship at Twitter, for example, I was unconcerned. This was because Twitter is a private company and can do as it pleases regarding what kind of information it wants to present. But when a government decides to get into the censorship business, it's a whole different matter, for two reasons:</p><p></p><p>First, it is a violation of the First Amendment. Granted, this is a rather trivial reason as far as today's America is concerned. After all, the powers-that-be are known to ignore that pesky old Constitution when it serves their purposes. (See the Tenth Amendment if you don't believe me.)</p><p></p><p>The second, and more important, reason that this Disinformation Bureau or Ministry of Truth or whatever you want to call it is so dangerous is because a government program is damned hard to get rid of once it has been established. You may believe that good old Uncle Joe has your best interests at heart and would never use this tool to silence his critics. But what if that "crazy" Trump (or someone like him) gets into office? Would you be comfortable knowing that someone you don't trust can silence you?</p><p></p><p>Think about it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="1timeonly, post: 233694, member: 14678"] Books and articles published by so-called "insiders" are nearly as old as the Republic and are usually written by those who have axes to grind. But let's pretend that this particular bit of libel is true. Does that justify this Orwellian assault upon the First Amendment? I don't think so. When conservatives squawked about the censorship at Twitter, for example, I was unconcerned. This was because Twitter is a private company and can do as it pleases regarding what kind of information it wants to present. But when a government decides to get into the censorship business, it's a whole different matter, for two reasons: First, it is a violation of the First Amendment. Granted, this is a rather trivial reason as far as today's America is concerned. After all, the powers-that-be are known to ignore that pesky old Constitution when it serves their purposes. (See the Tenth Amendment if you don't believe me.) The second, and more important, reason that this Disinformation Bureau or Ministry of Truth or whatever you want to call it is so dangerous is because a government program is damned hard to get rid of once it has been established. You may believe that good old Uncle Joe has your best interests at heart and would never use this tool to silence his critics. But what if that "crazy" Trump (or someone like him) gets into office? Would you be comfortable knowing that someone you don't trust can silence you? Think about it. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
General Discussion Forum
General Discussion
Political Exchange
Ministry of Truth
This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.
Accept
Learn more…
Top