On 4/16/2022 4:17 PM, shawn wrote:
> On Sat, 16 Apr 2022 10:16:26 -0700, BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
>
>> In article <ovil5hp185m292prnfe0jdadoprn3od4ck@4ax.com>,
>> shawn <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On Sat, 16 Apr 2022 01:24:42 -0700 (PDT), Ed Stasiak
>>> <edstasiak1067@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>> shawn
>>>>>> BTR1701
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So what are you suggesting? That a Musk dominated Twitter will morph
>>>>>> into a Trump friendly zone?
>>>>>
>>>>> Given Musk's statements in the past I think that is exactly what would
>>>>> happen.
>>>>
>>>> And so what if it does? Twitter morphed into a blatantly Leftwing/Dem
>>>> friendly zone but somehow that's ok and the same is true for the other
>>>> corporate "discussion" forums.
>>>
>>> The issue that I have with it is that last time Trump was free to rile
>>> up a crowd we got the Jan 6 protest/riot/insurrection. I don't want to
>>> see a return to that in the future.
>>>
>>>> I just saw that Reddit for example, as eliminated the r/RealMichigan
>>>> board which was created as a counter-balance to r/Michigan, that had
>>>> been taken over by a junta of Leftists who censored and shouted down
>>>> any speech that didn't toe the Dem party line...
>>>>
>>>> https://i.postimg.cc/3JQqRCNB/Reddit-Co-Founder.jpg
>>>> https://ibb.co/CQHBKRJ
>>>>
>>>>> At least initially. Who knows what the over reaction would be among the
>>>>> twitter users and how Musk would react.
>>>>
>>>> If Musk taking over results in Twitter going down the tubes, then so
>>>> be it, it's his money to lose and some other corporate Wall Street site
>>>> will take it's place and become the new Dem echo chamber.
>>>>
>>>> As I mentioned up-thread, I heard a bit about this issue on NPR (itself
>>>> a blatantly biased Leftwing media source and tax payer funded at that)
>>>> and LOLd at the tears and hand-wringing that Musk might "allow"
>>>> freedom of speech.
>>>
>>> My expectation is the Musk would allow freedom of speech until it
>>> comes to attacks against him. Those would be right out so it's great
>>> for Musk supporters.
>>
>> And when that happens, will the people who support the current
>> censorship regime be cool with the "it's a private company, they can do
>> what they want" justification or will they be massively hypocritical
>> douchebags and claim "something must be done about this censorship!"
>
> As with today the answer will be: YES. There will be people in both
> camps. It's the reality of having such a large population that we will
> always have people who think everything is fine and those that
> complain. The question is how many people look at the situation and
> think something needs to be done about it.

"In the future, everyone will be a massively hypocritical douchebag for
15 minutes.
-A. Warhol