Strong Candidate for Least Self-Aware Human Award
This video of a reaction to Elon Musk buying Twitter is jaw-dropping. This guy Ari Melber (I don’t give enough shits to check the correct spelling of his name) is terrified that Twitter might start banning Democratic candidates or aggressively promoting right wing viewpoints while stealthily suppressing left wing views. And he is seemingly totally oblivious to the fact that the dystopian future he is describing in fine detail is exactly how Twitter operates right now… except in reverse.
The obvious conclusion is that the left is perfectly fine with censorship as long as it works in their favor. To them, other people’s ideas aren’t just different or merely wrong. They are “disinformation” which is dangerous to “democracy” itself. Ideas and opinions which could lead to, say, a flamboyant former real estate developer winning the presidency. I don’t think the extent to which Donald Trump’s 2016 victory has broken their minds can be overstated. They are almost single-minded in their desire to ensure such a travesty can never happen again. And if ditching free speech is required to achieve that goal, it is a sacrifice they are more than willing to make.
Jimmy Dore, the comedian commentator in the video, is a die-hard Bernie Bro with some strange ideas about wealth redistribution and government-run healthcare… especially given his deep mistrust of the government. But he totally gets free speech, and it’s importance in a free society, and isn’t afraid to call things as he sees them. Too bad there aren’t more lefties like him.