Elon Musk shopping for Twitter and taking on the controversial social media platform is the best protection of freedom and democracy since President Ronald Reagan mentioned, “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall” in 1987.
For years now, Twitter, Fb, Google and different Large Tech giants — run by rabid left-wing political activists — have been wrongfully and deceitfully silencing scores of conservatives and anybody who strays from their stringent liberal orthodoxy. Whether or not those that dissent from the elites’ political viewpoints are exposing info or the reality is irrelevant; all that issues to Large Tech oligarchs is controlling the narrative and the dissemination of data with a view to maintain Democrats in energy at any value.
Freedom of speech and free elections be dammed.
In September 2018, I testified earlier than Congress at The State of Mental Freedom in America listening to, sharing my expertise with social media censorship. I used to be shocked when Twitter and Fb unjustifiably shadow-banned my nationally syndicated column for years.
In addition they censored my high-profile radio interviews with main politicians in Washington and different influencers for no purpose apart from they merely didn’t need me — or others like me within the media — swaying public opinion that would value Democrats in future elections.
I by no means violated their phrases of service; I merely posted my standard columns carried by newspapers and media retailers nationwide, my news-breaking radio interviews and my mainstream conservative opinions held by half the nation.
After I interviewed Donald Trump on my former Herald Radio podcast in Could 2019, I tweeted to my 1000’s of Twitter followers concerning the thrilling interview. Response? Crickets. My tweet saying the unique interview and subsequent recording of it bought nearly zero traction on these slanted social-media platforms, however elsewhere in the actual world, the interview went viral. Main media picked it up, breaking information nationally — however should you had been on Twitter or Fb, you’d by no means realize it as a result of they wrongfully restricted my content material.
Similar to they did to the New York Submit, blocking its correct reporting on Hunter Biden’s laptop computer within the run-up to the 2020 election.
Make no mistake; that is precisely what Communist China does to its individuals and President Vladimir Putin is doing proper now in Russia. These repressive regimes — managed by unaccountable brutal dictators who commit heinous human rights violations and different atrocities — censor info they deem “misinformation” and punish journalists who expose the reality in the event that they dare publish something the federal government doesn’t like.
Chillingly, that’s the place America was headed with lightning pace if Musk hadn’t intervened and bought Twitter this week.
The Tesla CEO totally understands — as do many conservatives — that when Large Tech says it’s simply censoring “misinformation,” which means it disproportionally mutes conservative opinions it disagrees with. There’s no equity on these social-media networks or equal software of its so-called guidelines, that are so blatantly biased and arbitrary they’re meaningless.
Large Tech banned Trump from its platforms as a result of it claims he’s “harmful” and a risk to Democracy, however social-media networks allow the Taliban and different terrorists to have accounts. They permit human traffickers on their platforms and different nefarious actors — together with the Russian authorities and/or its officers, who’re actively committing genocide and conflict crimes towards the Ukrainian individuals because the world watches in horror.
Clearly, their “guidelines” are a complete joke. Therefore, many conservatives bought fed up with the rigged system and give up Twitter in protest, me included, in addition to different platforms. Are you able to blame us?
Backside line: Freedom of speech is the bedrock of a democracy. With out freedom of expression, a free press and the power to share concepts with out worry of reprisal, we turn out to be topics of the state, spoon-fed propaganda by elites in energy. Communist China and Russia, as an example, limit their residents from accessing the Web, social-media and/or different important info — a terrifying actuality no American ought to help; I don’t care the way you vote.
Bravo to Musk for appearing and saving America from this harmful trajectory. He’s a modern-day Ronald Reagan defending freedom and values we maintain expensive.
