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The Mouth

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75. No censorship

Tue Aug 13, 2019, 04:03 PM

Aug 2019

If you outlaw what *YOU* consider "hate speech" then don't complain when they outlaw what they consider 'hate speech'.

so no

*NO SPEECH OR OR OPINIONS* (outside of the normal standard ones of defamation, incitement to riot, and child pornography, all very established legal doctrines) should be censored.

Period. Regardless of content or context. By left or right. Ever. And that includes "hate speech".

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Trump Executive Order to 'censor the Internet' denounced as dangerous and unconstitutional [View all] left-of-center2012 Aug 2019 OP

The party that repealed and refused to reinstate the Fairness Doctrine Proud Liberal Dem Aug 2019 #1

This is a classic fascistic move to control media, Hortensis Aug 2019 #18

I agree. Caliman73 Aug 2019 #36

DAMN THIS DICTATORSHIP! ancianita Aug 2019 #2

What's he gonna do, send his Stasi out to arrest DU? ancianita Aug 2019 #3

see FCC and Net Neutrality Hermit-The-Prog Aug 2019 #7

Okay, so the FCC's been back and forth on it. ancianita Aug 2019 #16

Ancianita, they're trying to take over. NO FCC, and yes, Hortensis Aug 2019 #21

I AM. I get it. They not only monitor everything, but the next step is censor dissent by arrest. ancianita Aug 2019 #25

Retake the senate! Yes. 2020 should tell us if Hortensis Aug 2019 #31

Yes. I also look to my favorite lawyer, Ari Melber, to explain the legal ramifications of this, ancianita Aug 2019 #34

but might that already be too late ?? pangaia Aug 2019 #39

What leaders do, new leaders can undo. ancianita Aug 2019 #51

yes, but I mean too late that the upcoming election will mattter.. pangaia Aug 2019 #53

I trust that Dems teamed with tech's newfound concern are on this. ancianita Aug 2019 #55

I'm the pessimist in all this, but I sure hope I am wrong and you are right.. pangaia Aug 2019 #56

yes pangaia Aug 2019 #38

This is awful. lark Aug 2019 #4

This would not happen because it would hurt the bottom line of corporations Perseus Aug 2019 #10

ex: apple spent $500mil to reap $40bil Hermit-The-Prog Aug 2019 #50

Again I had to look CDerekGo Aug 2019 #5

Ironic how the people who are the most pro-free speech are the ones looking to destroy it. Initech Aug 2019 #6

They're not really pro-speech. TwilightZone Aug 2019 #14

Yeah they want their right to be assholes in public without fear of reprecussion. Initech Aug 2019 #20

Just like representative government was fine, CrispyQ Aug 2019 #74

You cannot imagine how far this could reach. nolabear Aug 2019 #8

You can very well imagine how far this would reach. pangaia Aug 2019 #40

I have a friend in Tehran. nolabear Aug 2019 #42

You said it. pangaia Aug 2019 #49

That is communism, and nothing else Perseus Aug 2019 #9

Nope. It's FASCISM. Don't confuse the two. ancianita Aug 2019 #17

+1 K&R onetexan Aug 2019 #22

It's autocracy/dictatorial TheRealNorth Aug 2019 #61

Not surprised, but HOLY CRAP!!!!!!!!!! nt Chalco Aug 2019 #11

This EO is the distraction for what he has next planned. Like RM says watch what they do not what in2herbs Aug 2019 #12

Dangerous and unconstitutional ... Odoreida Aug 2019 #13

Dangerous and unconstitutional ...-- so what? pangaia Aug 2019 #41

And this did not come from his head, this is Putin giving him orders Perseus Aug 2019 #15

Yep. This is Putin's model. Putin's puppetry. ancianita Aug 2019 #19

He can't just wipe out the first amendment regardin freedom of speech shraby Aug 2019 #23

That's what they said in Germany 90 years ago. triron Aug 2019 #24

Come on, friend... pangaia Aug 2019 #44

yes, it is dangerous ....in the wrong hands. Pot meet kettle SummerSnow Aug 2019 #26

as in Pol Pot.... pangaia Aug 2019 #45

I'd like to say not a chance, but with tRump and any of his like-minded judges, who knows? yonder Aug 2019 #27

That would last about 10 seconds in any court. Vinca Aug 2019 #28

in an honest court.... pangaia Aug 2019 #47

It's called resist for a reason. SayItLoud Aug 2019 #29

Greenwald and Snowden were unavailable for comment Blue_Tires Aug 2019 #30

Good Grief - how far can he go? calimary Aug 2019 #32

He is taking more bdamomma Aug 2019 #65

The only problem some people on either side have with this The Mouth Aug 2019 #33

Even "hate speech"? Duppers Aug 2019 #73

No censorship The Mouth Aug 2019 #75

Alrighty then. Duppers Aug 2019 #76

So that same 43% of republicans would approve a democrat shutting down Fox news? keithbvadu2 Aug 2019 #35

Gotta say, I've been waiting for this for 2 1'2 years. pangaia Aug 2019 #37

Oh we wouldn't last a minute. nolabear Aug 2019 #43

maybe we should all get each other's email address... pangaia Aug 2019 #48

Email is THE most surveilled platform. ancianita Aug 2019 #57

What about phone numbers? Mine is 1 -800-555-1212. What's yours? pangaia Aug 2019 #58

You have an 800 number? Why? ancianita Aug 2019 #59

Um, sarcasm.. my own bit of THE ONION pangaia Aug 2019 #62

I knew. Just joshin' back. ancianita Aug 2019 #63

oh.. I'm the second slowest person on DU.. pangaia Aug 2019 #64

HEY! Who you callin' slow? nolabear Aug 2019 #69

LOL pangaia Aug 2019 #70

maybe we will be meeting in each other in the streets bdamomma Aug 2019 #66

Well, there ARE 253,000 of us. pangaia Aug 2019 #68

well bdamomma Aug 2019 #71

It gets more like the Third Reich with each passing day. lpbk2713 Aug 2019 #46

+100 Duppers Aug 2019 #72

God damned fascist. Thomas Hurt Aug 2019 #52

And some folks here I bet will soon be telling us why they simply cant vote for Eliot Rosewater Aug 2019 #54

If you take the 1st SCVDem Aug 2019 #60

I like it bdamomma Aug 2019 #67