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Old 01-11-2021, 01:54 PM
 
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There are still some thinking, smart, freedom loving people at the ACLU. They have come out warning about the power the social media companies have and the precedence they set by unilaterally banning Trump and Parlor. They are absolutely correct. At no other time in the history of the WORLD (not just US) has a very very small group of companies held so much wealth and power. They have been consistent on their stance, as they warned about Facebook a couple years ago.

Bravo on this ACLU! Let's see how they hold up to the cancel culture mob on the left.

Today's article
https://www.newsweek.com/aclu-counse...ension-1560248


Article from 2008 with their concerns about Facebook
https://www.aclu.org/blog/free-speec...fensive-speech
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Old 01-11-2021, 02:02 PM
 
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Thank you for posting. I heard this yesterday on the news and couldn't believe the ACLU had this position. Overstepping of big tech has gone too far. They're launching nuclear weapons against conservatives everywhere, all working together. These monopolies need to be torn up into pieces. MO
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Old 01-11-2021, 02:17 PM
 
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I know some on the Right really hammer the ACLU, but if you step back a take a look at a lot of their positions, they are in line with the constitution the majority of the time.
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Old 01-11-2021, 02:20 PM
 
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I know some on the Right really hammer the ACLU, but if you step back a take a look at a lot of their positions, they are in line with the constitution the majority of the time.
many on the right cant tell the difference between communism and fascism everything is communism to them
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Old 01-11-2021, 03:01 PM
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ACLU doesn't believe this anymore. In fact, they have sided in some cases with suppression of speech. They have become just another progressive hate group. The guy making that statement will likely be removed from their board.
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Old 01-11-2021, 07:00 PM
 
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ACLU doesn't believe this anymore. In fact, they have sided in some cases with suppression of speech. They have become just another progressive hate group. The guy making that statement will likely be removed from their board.
Do you have an example of them siding with suppressing speech? Please post if you do. In this case they are on the right side of the constitution.
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Old 01-11-2021, 07:05 PM
 
Location: NJ/NY
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They are not wrong. These companies have way too much power over what information does and doesn't get disseminated to the public.
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Old 01-11-2021, 07:06 PM
 
Location: Salisbury,NC
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Do you have an example of them siding with suppressing speech? Please post if you do. In this case they are on the right side of the constitution.
Watch out they will think it's a trick.


Never Trust the ACLU. They do not realize the ACLU has protected more of there rights then any other group.

Especially the GOP
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Old 01-11-2021, 07:08 PM
 
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There are still some thinking, smart, freedom loving people at the ACLU. They have come out warning about the power the social media companies have and the precedence they set by unilaterally banning Trump and Parlor. They are absolutely correct. At no other time in the history of the WORLD (not just US) has a very very small group of companies held so much wealth and power. They have been consistent on their stance, as they warned about Facebook a couple years ago.

Bravo on this ACLU! Let's see how they hold up to the cancel culture mob on the left.

Today's article
https://www.newsweek.com/aclu-counse...ension-1560248


Article from 2008 with their concerns about Facebook
https://www.aclu.org/blog/free-speec...fensive-speech
I'm glad they are on it. They have the resources to protect free speech. It's time to break apart these Big Tech companies that are becoming non elected governments themselves.
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Old 01-11-2021, 07:09 PM
 
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There are still some thinking, smart, freedom loving people at the ACLU. They have come out warning about the power the social media companies have and the precedence they set by unilaterally banning Trump and Parlor. They are absolutely correct. At no other time in the history of the WORLD (not just US) has a very very small group of companies held so much wealth and power. They have been consistent on their stance, as they warned about Facebook a couple years ago.

Bravo on this ACLU! Let's see how they hold up to the cancel culture mob on the left.

Today's article
https://www.newsweek.com/aclu-counse...ension-1560248


Article from 2008 with their concerns about Facebook
https://www.aclu.org/blog/free-speec...fensive-speech
Don’t worry. It will fall in line.
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