RE: Dangerous Hypocrisy, Censorship, and, Oddly Enough, Alex Jones
I agree that it's a very slippery slope that keeps being used. 98% of the time, I think Alex Jones just loves to poke cobras to watch them slither. Most of his rants are bullshit (that usually started with a very small grain of truth inside), but he's got the right to rant like that. Just as, hell, I hope I have the same right, as Assange, Manning, etc., etc.
Censorship is bullshit that's a lot more dangerous than anything Alex Jones ever spewed online. Conspiracy theories abound. So what? What are organized religions after all? Keep the 700 Club (does that still exist?) or whatever, from having a voice as well. What's next: Illuminati, NSA, DoD, and Cybercom? Please leave Snoop Dog alone. I'd love to smoke a little with him.
In particular, I love: "If you claim to stand for freedom, you cannot also stand for removing the freedom of others, even if they are perceived as your bitter enemies."
Thank you and I agree.
Haha Yeah I think it is The older authorities tolerate the others because they are pretty established but they don't like new people like Alex Jones cutting in on their bullshitting territory but they are quietly doing this type of thing to regular people in the background. I used to watch a lot of weed content on YouTube and some other vaguely edgy stuff and that is all going away too.
I saw someone point out something earlier that is very true. In banning Jones, they are making him more appealing because he seems dangerous and taboo. It also makes him seem like a martyr.
Just like the baby Jesus, or rather, the Baby Jones. Yeah, infamy has its appeal.