Censorship: The First Amendment is Out of Control
Columbia University law professor argues that the First Amendment has gone too far, and it’s time for elites (like him?) to censor our speech.
Social: How not to respond on social media
Eventbrite founder and chairman makes a fool of himself on social media.
Media: CNET tech news site deletes old content to improve search rankings
Would you delete old stories if it would improve your search engine ranking? Some sites say yes.
Learning a new dialect of your native language?
Every language has terminology and idioms that may have originated long ago, in the context of derogatory comments or associated with an era when such language may have been viewed as derogatory. There is a list, online, over almost 3,000 words or phrases in the English language, that are considered offensive, or considered offensive in some contexts.
Gender Pronouns | Springfield College
Springfield College issues pronoun guidelines that prohibit referencing “mother”, “father”, “brother”, “sister”, “son” and “daughter” or “husband” and “wife”. You are to use alternatives instead. It is also against their guidelines to say you do not have personal pronoun preferences. The Orwellian speech police now control you every thought.
Misinformation is the leading cause of death in the United States?
Experts claim that misinformation is the leading cause of death in the United States. Hah hah.
Why people no longer trust the police
A legally deaf elderly woman missed a changed gate flight announcement, and after asking several gate agents for assistance, one calls the police. The police then arrest and handcuff her and take her to jail (in a wheelchair). In the jail, she is beaten by a jailer, her arm broken, and she is denied access to healthcare. 3 days later, she is released and undergoes surgery. The DA dropped all charges. Hopefully she sues the bastards back to the stone age. This, though, is why so many today are terrified of the police.
Censorship: “America’s Secret Censorship-Industrial Complex” by Michael Shellenberg
Go to the link, below for this must-read item. The US government and powerful interests developed a powerful censorship operation operating in conjunction with social media companies. It is important to understand how these groups function. They are not publicly engaging with their opponents in an open exchange of ideas. They aren’t asking for a national debate over the limits of the First Amendment. Rather, they are creating blacklists of disfavored people and then pressuring, cajoling, and demanding that social media platforms…
Rule by technocratic experts
The inventors of “public relations” (the name given to the field after “propaganda” grew out of favor) argued for rule by technocratic elite, thinking that important decisions should be left to “experts” and not democracies.
YouTube took down a farm video shot by a child on her family’s farm
Youtube censors, probably sitting in a dense urban office building, censored a child’s video of her family’s farm in Canada, saying it presented a child engaged in dangerous activity.