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16-02-2021, 12:03 AM
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Freedom of speech has been eroded by folks who have nothing to say. Folks who have something to say have been eroded by time, same result.
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16-02-2021, 02:12 PM
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I am a very strong believer in free speech.

What particularly annoys me, though, is that those people in authority seem to be bending to the will of the 'perpetually offended' and issuing 'bans' in the hope of placating the complainers. Look, for example, at readers' comments in some national newspapers and, of course, Facebook and Twitter!
The same here. Ironically, it's these very people who refer to freedom of speech when they are trying to break taboos and to distribute their political views among people, thereby always testing the limits of what can be said. The interesting bit is: Should there be limits to free speech and if so where to draw a line?
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16-02-2021, 02:23 PM
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The ONLY limit should be the incitement to violence. No other.
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17-02-2021, 06:37 AM
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Parler is back

https://www.skynews.com.au/details/_...uI1LCzlE-J8AW4
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17-02-2021, 11:59 AM
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Parler is back

https://www.skynews.com.au/details/_...uI1LCzlE-J8AW4

I like the sound of Parler. I like it very much.
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17-02-2021, 12:21 PM
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Parler is back

https://www.skynews.com.au/details/_...uI1LCzlE-J8AW4
Tried to join, using several attempts to create an account - following the instructions exactly...
nothing.

I have better things to do with my time!
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17-02-2021, 06:17 PM
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Tried to join, using several attempts to create an account - following the instructions exactly...
nothing.

I have better things to do with my time!
Give it a week and try again...
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17-02-2021, 07:37 PM
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Give it a week and try again...
Why? Are they having problems?
I also tried to join a thing called 'Gab' and had the same problem.

I should be content with only posting on here. This forum, thankfully, does not suffer from the problems that people seem to be finding on Facebook and Twitter.

Incidentally, I also found that the Daily Express has also begun to become more ready to ban posters for saying things which they don't agree with, whereas I have seen the same sort of posts made on the Telegraph site being quite acceptable.

There has been a lot of discussion recently about the loss of free speech in a number of places, and I find that worrying.
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17-02-2021, 07:40 PM
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"Controlling" free speech will never be the same as silencing it. And I think that is what they are trying to do. The papers especially because they have profits to maintain.
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17-02-2021, 08:06 PM
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Re: Freedom of speech

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"Controlling" free speech will never be the same as silencing it. And I think that is what they are trying to do. The papers especially because they have profits to maintain.
I sincerely hope so.

As some publications and media become increasingly 'woke' and restrictive, others appear to replace them!

One example of the latter, which I am looking forward to seeing, is GB News.
 
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