For John, BLUF: If one really believes in Democracy, one must believe in Free Speech, which means listening to all sides, or at least allowing space for all sides. Nothing to see here; just move along.
From Power Line Blog, by Mr Steven Hayward, 25 April 2022.
Here is the lede:
I have no idea whether Elon Musk is fundamentally sound or not, but one of Churchill’s remarks comes to mind as the sensible way of thinking about the wider scene: “If Hitler invaded Hell, I would at least make a favorable mention of the devil in the House of Commons.” The wailing and gnashing of teeth on the left today makes it all worth it, even if we’re disappointed with the results down the road. It is another demonstration of how insecure liberals are at their core. Meanwhile, I expect the next Tesla models will be equipped with voice-activated Twitter posting.And beyond is photos and cartoons.
The outcry from some at Twitter, and some Twitter users, about Freedom of Speech is tone-death. The rest show their lack of belief in Free Speech on the part of the prt of the Twitter Using left. My favorite is those who fear their candidate could be banned by Twitter.♠ Equally lame are those who think speech has to be curated, because the folks out cross the fruited planes may not bre smzrt enough to sort through free information. This would be unlike the period around the American Revolution.
Remember, if they can censor you now, at some point someone else will be censoring them.
I recommend (at the link) the screen capture of the Tweet by Mr Hillel Neuer, showing how political contributions are mde by various high tech workers.
Hat tip to the InstaPundit.
Regards — Cliff
♠ Like President Trump?
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