Two weeks ago, Elon Musk initiated the biggest Leeroy Jenkins move against a social media giant we have ever witnessed. Granted, that is a gaming reference, but this is a game that is being played out. With his bid to take Twitter private and restore free speech; he provided a stage for the mainstream media and the progressive pundits to expose themselves as not only being in favor of censorship, but demanding that there be more of it.
Musk’s stunning gambit rumbled through the halls of Twitter and the newsrooms of CNN and MSNBC. Their fear was palatable. After years of saying, “If you don’t like what we are doing to you, go build your own social media platform,” they suddenly were faced with someone calling their bluff.
The progressives found themselves wallowing in their own hypocrisy on the matter. When Facebook purchased Instagram, there was no outcry of 'foul.' When Jeff Bezos purchased the Washington Post, there were cheers from the left. But when Musk put his money where his mouth was and purchased 9% of Twitter, they immediately tried to toss a flag on the play. They screamed warnings of dire consequences of people being able to express themselves.............To Read More...
Elon Musk and Free Speech - Cal Thomas Apr 19, 2022 - Americans who subscribe to "traditional values" have had to put up with a lot from the left in the name of the First Amendment. From vulgarities on TV (self-described First Amendment defenders said things like, "If you don't like, it change the channel"), to sexual scenes in movies ("If you don't like it, don't go"), to the ready availability of pornography on the internet ("use blockers if you don't want to view it"), to books that offend parental values in public schools, to flag burning during protests, cries of "censorship" have been hurled at defenders of deportment and tradition..............
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