Freedom of speech is designed to protect UNPOPULAR opinions.

Popular opinions do not need protecting.

The irony is you are comparing banning a few journos for a few days for doxing him to suppressing political opinions across a whole platform.

I would say one of those things is FAR more serious than the other. Unless you views were totally one sided.

Posted By: usacanary on December 17th 2022 at 16:54:59

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As I was saying.....Elon Musk.... (General Chat) - usacanary, Dec 17, 01:17:19
- I just read that he put it to a vote on twotter and has now (General Chat) - Captain Bligh, Dec 17, 14:00:24
  - He, was threatened with sanctions (General Chat) - norwaay, Dec 17, 14:28:22
    - But it's a privately owned platform, it can do what it wants.... (General Chat) - Captain Bligh, Dec 17, 14:37:22
      - Details (n/m) (General Chat) - usacanary, Dec 17, 16:59:46
      - Oh! (General Chat) - norwaay, Dec 17, 14:45:53
        
        Yes, I'm aware of all that. Suddenly the suppression of journalists IS a problem (General Chat) - Captain Bligh, Dec 17, 15:13:43
        
        The most *ridiculous* false equivalence imaginable. I cannot help you any further. (n/m) (General Chat) - norwaay, Dec 17, 15:21:42
        
        Freedom of speech is designed to protect UNPOPULAR opinions. (General Chat) - usacanary, Dec 17, 16:54:59
        
        *excellent* Cheers! (n/m) (General Chat) - Captain Bligh, Dec 17, 15:36:12
        
        They’re all such massive cocks (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Dec 17, 15:35:57
        
        I bet you wish you had a massive cock. (n/m) (General Chat) - usacanary, Dec 17, 16:50:06
        
        That's the second time I've spat my drink today. Beer this time. (n/m) (General Chat) - Captain Bligh, Dec 17, 17:21:01
        
        Like misinfo and terrorism lol (General Chat) - SCC 28, Dec 17, 15:16:07
        
        Like your buddy said (General Chat) - Captain Bligh, Dec 17, 15:49:34
        
        On your part cuntbeak (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Dec 17, 16:05:20
        
        is this some kind of new English? (General Chat) - usacanary, Dec 17, 16:58:58
        
        I don't know. The language on here *shakes head* 😘 (n/m) (General Chat) - Captain Bligh, Dec 17, 16:31:09
        
        Its the same old faces who like to argue..... (General Chat) - usacanary, Dec 17, 16:47:10
        
        It's kind of strange (General Chat) - Captain Bligh, Dec 17, 17:17:30
        
        Your point appears to be that successful people merit no scrutiny. (General Chat) - norwaay, Dec 17, 17:54:18
        
        You just don't bother reading things do you? (General Chat) - Captain Bligh, Dec 17, 18:26:42
        
        You thought banning journalists was "entertaining" (General Chat) - norwaay, Dec 17, 18:30:34
        
        "mildly" entertaining, and only because of the real hypocrisy (General Chat) - Captain Bligh, Dec 17, 18:50:44
        
        He banned journalists because he's a giant man baby. (General Chat) - norwaay, Dec 17, 19:46:55
        
        LOL, nailed it. (n/m) (General Chat) - usacanary, Dec 17, 17:24:46
        
        Didn’t they get caught repeatedly lying (General Chat) - Wrath analytica, Dec 17, 14:56:08
        
        Yes, I imagine none of these people actually said any of these things. (n/m) (General Chat) - norwaay, Dec 17, 15:03:46
        
        “Fiery but mostly peaceful” (n/m) (General Chat) - Wrath analytica, Dec 17, 15:42:50
- Living like the world's richest man.... (General Chat) - usacanary, Dec 17, 13:54:22
- This interview with his PA is interesting (General Chat) - Cardiff Canary, Dec 17, 07:41:29
  - Ok, that is pretty funny. (General Chat) - usacanary, Dec 17, 13:02:54
    - he hasn't done anything extraordinary. He simply cashed in on other's ideas (General Chat) - Cable Gap Pioneer, Dec 17, 16:18:45
- I feel so relieved that I don’t do Twitter.Sure I open links that friends send, I have an (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Dec 17, 07:32:54
  - Yep, I think you pretty much nailed it. (General Chat) - usacanary, Dec 17, 12:40:09
    - I do do Facebook (I said do-do!) which I like, mainly for interest groups but yes Twitter (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Dec 17, 12:42:29
      - No it's not. (n/m) (General Chat) - Drew Peacock, Dec 17, 12:44:59
        
        Links to Monty Python sketch.... (n/m) (General Chat) - usacanary, Dec 17, 12:49:11
  - Yeah - same. The wrath is enough for me (n/m) (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Dec 17, 09:13:45
  - I would give it up but I haven't found an easier way to bully celebrities yet (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Dec 17, 08:47:30
    - Does anyone believe they are talking to a celeb. (General Chat) - usacanary, Dec 17, 12:43:59
    - You need to expand your audience to normal people (General Chat) - Captain Bligh, Dec 17, 09:24:04
      - Like a monkey poo coffee bean? (n/m) (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Dec 17, 10:07:17
        
        They do the Goat Poo coffee in Costa Rica... (General Chat) - usacanary, Dec 17, 12:47:09
        
        I might if it delivered coffee with a brandy in it. (n/m) (General Chat) - Captain Bligh, Dec 17, 12:55:39
        
        If you fed nothing but monkey poo coffee to the same monkey (General Chat) - Captain Bligh, Dec 17, 10:19:02
        
        And the complete works of Craig Shakespeare (n/m) (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Dec 17, 10:41:12
  - ^^thinly veiled "I've got friends" post^^.... (General Chat) - Captain Bligh, Dec 17, 08:33:57
    - LOL.. (n/m) (General Chat) - usacanary, Dec 17, 12:48:10
  - The Best I Can Do... (General Chat) - Martin Peters, Dec 17, 07:39:22
    - What if he posts something you agree with and you miss it. (General Chat) - usacanary, Dec 17, 17:23:23
- Wokey wokesters? (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Dec 17, 01:51:43
  - Nah, shit programmer's apparently.... (n/m) (General Chat) - usacanary, Dec 17, 12:40:49

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