Blarg 26,039 Posted October 28, 2018 5 minutes ago, BackUpTheTruck said: So who do you think is always telling the truth? Not everything you read is true, and not everything you read is false. Good God, are you this daft? Really that stubbornly obtuse that you can't separate Alex Jones from everyone else and not see he is a vicious man with evil intent? Truly cruel and inscrupulous as any evil person that has existed and yet your knobbing him because occaisionally he isn't lying and that validates what he does? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BackUpTheTruck 903 Posted October 28, 2018 17 minutes ago, Blarg said: Good God, are you this daft? Really that stubbornly obtuse that you can't separate Alex Jones from everyone else and not see he is a vicious man with evil intent? Truly cruel and inscrupulous as any evil person that has existed and yet your knobbing him because occaisionally he isn't lying and that validates what he does? Alex Jones is not evil, neither are people like Rachel Maddow and Don Lemon. All of these people bring an element of truth, as crazy and evil as they appear to some. You can find fault with any human being on this planet, that doesn't stop you from having an open mind and thinking critically. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UndertheHalo 8,173 Posted October 28, 2018 2 hours ago, UndertheHalo said: Well. Objectively he’s an idiot. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tdawg87 24,800 Posted October 28, 2018 This thread is an asshole. 2 the dude abides and Blarg reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BackUpTheTruck 903 Posted October 28, 2018 https://citizentruth.org/gab-gets-alex-jones-treatment-after-cnn-blames-it-for-synagogue-shooting/ Editorial by Carmine Sabia: "When the Founding Fathers of the United States decided that free speech needed to be protected it was not popular speech that they were concerned about. No one wants to ban popular speech. It is the unpopular speech, the words of a man like Alex Jones who some find scary, that need to be protected. Jones was painted as a man calling for people to be attacked. A dangerous man. But anyone who ever heard Jones or read what he wrote was aware that that was a blatant lie. He just said unpopular things. He questioned the government, he questioned what has been called the deep state and, yes, he questioned the Sandy Hook massacre. I disagreed with him on that, and on other things, but I did not want him silenced. I don’t want anyone silenced. That is not what America is about. We talk, we debate, we argue, we shout, and we should thank God every day that we are in a nation that allows it rather than a nation like Saudi Arabia where a dissenting journalist could be found on foreign soil and murdered." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mtangelsfan 9,321 Posted October 28, 2018 Alex Jones is an awful person. still doesn't mean he should be censored 3 Vladdylonglegs, Lhalo and Jason reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BackUpTheTruck 903 Posted October 28, 2018 https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018/10/twitter-suspends-black-conservative-movement-leader-for-repeating-what-the-left-says-about-them/ It's not just Alex Jones . . . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UndertheHalo 8,173 Posted October 28, 2018 30 minutes ago, mtangelsfan said: Alex Jones is an awful person. still doesn't mean he should be censored I agree. Except he’s not being censored. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spirit 9,303 Posted October 28, 2018 No one is censoring Alex Jones. He can say whatever he wants and post his thoughts/videos/messages on his website whenever he wants. He can go stand in the public square and share his thoughts with anyone who will listen. He has his free speech. If a social media company doesn't want his loony tunes thoughts and ideas on their platform, good for them. That's capitalism at work. (I assume we're all still pro-capitalism) 4 calscuf, the dude abides, UndertheHalo and 1 other reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mtangelsfan 9,321 Posted October 28, 2018 4 hours ago, Geoff said: No one is censoring Alex Jones. He can say whatever he wants and post his thoughts/videos/messages on his website whenever he wants. He can go stand in the public square and share his thoughts with anyone who will listen. He has his free speech. If a social media company doesn't want his loony tunes thoughts and ideas on their platform, good for them. That's capitalism at what. (I assume we're all still pro-capitalism) Agreed. Still a dangerous game considering how powerful the internet has become Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spirit 9,303 Posted October 29, 2018 3 hours ago, mtangelsfan said: Agreed. Still a dangerous game considering how powerful the internet has become Sure. But then it's a business opportunity for anyone who wants to launch a competitive platform. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mtangelsfan 9,321 Posted October 29, 2018 4 hours ago, Geoff said: Sure. But then it's a business opportunity for anyone who wants to launch a competitive platform. Great, that is how we ended up with FOX news and MSNBC Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spirit 9,303 Posted October 29, 2018 29 minutes ago, mtangelsfan said: Great, that is how we ended up with FOX news and MSNBC It's certainly not a perfect system, but it's better than government run media. (Which both MSNBC and Fox have taken their turns coming close to) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BackUpTheTruck 903 Posted October 29, 2018 21 hours ago, BackUpTheTruck said: https://www.libertynation.com/online-free-speech-is-dead-gab-faces-imminent-shutdown/amp/?__twitter_impression=true "Virtual Masters: Yesterday it was Alex Jones, today it is GAB, tomorrow it will be any soul who dares to dream of a world where people can communicate freely." https://www.infowars.com/world-exclusive-gab-founder-responds-to-synagogue-massacre-lashes-out-at-the-lying-msm/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BackUpTheTruck 903 Posted October 29, 2018 https://rachelblevins.com/2018/10/13/facebook-took-down-my-page-labeled-spam-misleading-users/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spirit 9,303 Posted October 29, 2018 I'm shocked that InfoWars was able to land an exclusive with Gab. 2 Kevin and the dude abides reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BackUpTheTruck 903 Posted October 30, 2018 http://www.informationliberation.com/?id=59271 "The left's favorite line is to say 'if you don't like their platforms build your own.'" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spirit 9,303 Posted October 30, 2018 It's a good line. 1 Kevin reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BackUpTheTruck 903 Posted October 30, 2018 29 minutes ago, Geoff said: It's a good line. Yes it is. Unfortunately, there is no right wing, or even neutral alternative to Twitter/Facebook/YouTube. That is what Gab is trying to be, and they are unfairly being shut down. Unless a platform like Gab becomes mainstream, I consider Twitter/Facebook/YouTube the "public square"; and it is wrong that they have the power to silence primarily those on the right. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UndertheHalo 8,173 Posted October 30, 2018 (edited) 3 minutes ago, BackUpTheTruck said: Yes it is. Unfortunately, there is no right wing, or even neutral alternative to Twitter/Facebook/YouTube. That is what Gab is trying to be, and they are unfairly being shut down. Unless a platform like Gab becomes mainstream, I consider Twitter/Facebook/YouTube the "public square"; and it is wrong that they have the power to silence primarily those on the right. Do you have a Gab account ? If not you should do your part and support them. You’d be a perfect fit for their community. Edited October 30, 2018 by UndertheHalo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BackUpTheTruck 903 Posted October 30, 2018 1 minute ago, UndertheHalo said: Do you have a Gab account ? If not you should do your part and support them. You’d be a perfect fit for their community. I don't, and I will. Thx Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spirit 9,303 Posted October 30, 2018 3 hours ago, BackUpTheTruck said: Unfortunately, there is no right wing, or even neutral alternative to Twitter/Facebook/YouTube. There's your business opportunity. Go build one! You'll clearly make billions! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blarg 26,039 Posted October 30, 2018 Stormfront the app. 1 UndertheHalo reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UndertheHalo 8,173 Posted October 30, 2018 3 minutes ago, Blarg said: Stormfront the app. Maybe backupthetrucks “soul who dares to dream of a world where people can communicate freely” can work with the stormfront people to make this happen. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vegas Halo Fan 9,421 Posted October 31, 2018 On 10/28/2018 at 2:59 PM, Geoff said: No one is censoring Alex Jones. He can say whatever he wants and post his thoughts/videos/messages on his website whenever he wants. He can go stand in the public square and share his thoughts with anyone who will listen. He has his free speech. If a social media company doesn't want his loony tunes thoughts and ideas on their platform, good for them. That's capitalism at work. (I assume we're all still pro-capitalism) Reminds me of a high school classmate who I blocked content from in 2016 so that it wouldn't appear on my wall. He was lunatic fringe even by Trump standards. He accused me of violating his First Amendment rights by not allowing his bilge to show up on my personal page. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites