Current Events > my right-wing coworker keeps going on about how censorship is out of control

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EngineerGamer
05/03/21 6:26:33 PM
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im not even aware of what exactly is being censored

i cant think of any large-scale society-level censorship going on in art or media right now besides a cultural shift towards (barely) less objectifying depictions of women

is it just the n-word they're upset about

do they miss saying the n-word
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Mezcla
05/03/21 6:28:13 PM
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"I'm being censored for my republican beliefs!"
"Small government?"
"No."
"Lax gun control?"
"No."
"Less taxes?"
"No not that."
"Well which ones?"
"Oh, you know."

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IShall_Run_Amok
05/03/21 6:32:33 PM
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These people can't defend their shitty views on the basis of their merits, so they have to depend on the basis of an entitlement to freedom of speech.

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EngineerGamer
05/03/21 6:51:19 PM
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IShall_Run_Amok posted...
These people can't defend their shitty views on the basis of their merits, so they have to depend on the basis of an entitlement to freedom of speech.
yeah it's super confusing, i'll listen to them go into the dangers of having our speech overly-controlled and i'm like yeah sure fair enough but then i realize i can't think of anything that's actually being controlled other than being overtly racist on blast
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monkmith
05/03/21 6:55:59 PM
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i agree, i've wanted to scream fire in a movie theater and watch people crush each other trying to run away for years but the MAN says i cant!

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ultramat
05/03/21 6:56:38 PM
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Pintrest literally admitted that it blocks pro life content as 'misinformation'

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Joel95
05/03/21 6:58:55 PM
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ultramat posted...
Pintrest literally admitted that it blocks pro life content as 'misinformation'
based
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Antifar
05/03/21 7:01:51 PM
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ultramat posted...
Pintrest literally admitted that it blocks pro life content as 'misinformation'
I'll let people judge for themselves whether this is a fair depiction of what happened
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/41547/pinterest-suspends-pro-life-groups-account-citing-health-misinformation

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monkmith
05/03/21 7:03:25 PM
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ultramat posted...
Pintrest literally admitted that it blocks pro life content as 'misinformation'
and that's not government censorship, that's a private company handling its own shit. supreme court ruled that a company can block access to its product for arbitrary reasons as long as its not being exclusionary based off of race/sex/disability/age, they reinforced that belief in 2018.

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Phantom_Nook
05/03/21 7:03:45 PM
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are they still upset about Mr. Potato Head?
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R1masher
05/03/21 7:03:56 PM
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We need more censorship, especially here

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Joel95
05/03/21 7:04:55 PM
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R1masher posted...
We need more censorship, especially here
agreed
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DenverLastDino
05/04/21 8:20:05 AM
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Joel95 posted...
R1masher posted...
We need more censorship, especially here
agreed

I don't agree.

This topic inspired me to search for flat earth information. It looks like Google tries to promote pages that oppose the idea. I had to dig for legitimate sites. Bing took me directly to what I wanted.
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Southernfatman
05/04/21 8:24:23 AM
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Mezcla posted...
"I'm being censored for my republican beliefs!"
"Small government?"
"No."
"Lax gun control?"
"No."
"Less taxes?"
"No not that."
"Well which ones?"
"Oh, you know."


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Jabodie
05/04/21 8:24:52 AM
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He could be a full blown conspiracy theorist.

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Akagami_Shanks
05/04/21 8:25:46 AM
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misinfo should absolutely be censored. Get people like joe rogan off the airways

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RaulJenkins
05/04/21 8:29:30 AM
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EngineerGamer posted...
im not even aware of what exactly is being censored

that's the problem. you're already indoctrinated. it's too late for you, pal. You're brainwashed and you don't even know it yet!!

Chances are it's something really minor but it offends your co-worker to such a degree that it seems much bigger to them. I could be wrong though

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Jabodie
05/04/21 8:35:55 AM
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Perhaps he is referring to PlayStation censoring anime titties on its consoles?

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Ruvan22
05/04/21 8:56:32 AM
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Have you asked him what topics or statements he feels were "censored" unfairly?
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CADE FOSTER
05/04/21 9:01:30 AM
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funny how republicans dont understand what freedom of speech is


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averagejoel
05/04/21 9:02:22 AM
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ultramat posted...
Pintrest literally admitted that it blocks pro life content as 'misinformation'
to what extent do you believe Pinterest should be controlled by the state?

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legendary_zell
05/04/21 9:07:23 AM
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There is no actual conservatism that's being censored. You can advocate for the abolition of all taxes, total local control of all political power, getting rid of every single welfare program etc.

They're mad that they can't voice their explicitly bigoted or violent views as a way of gaining compliance from the blacks and the poors and the gays who are gaining too much and used to know their place.

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ultramat
05/04/21 9:11:32 AM
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averagejoel posted...
to what extent do you believe Pinterest should be controlled by the state?

Zero percent. Just don't act smug about how corporations don't censor speech at all.

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R1masher
05/04/21 9:13:29 AM
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Was really expecting more moderations (aka censorship) in this thread... I am disappoint

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UnfairRepresent
05/04/21 9:21:18 AM
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I know that feel bro

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Ruvan22
05/04/21 9:33:12 AM
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ultramat posted...
Zero percent. Just don't act smug about how corporations don't censor speech at all.

A) Who in this thread acted smug that "corporations don't censor speech at all"? The whole thread has actually been about a coworker complaining that corporations censor..
B) All Antifar's article mentioned was one company.. what other companies or pro life groups have been blocked on Pinterest?
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WrkHrdPlayHrdr
05/04/21 9:40:10 AM
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Ask them if they supported the cake company refusing to make a cake for gay couples. If they say yes they should also fully support Youtube/Facebook/Whoever doing what they want with their own property as well.

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averagejoel
05/04/21 11:15:18 AM
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ultramat posted...
Zero percent. Just don't act smug about how corporations don't censor speech at all.
if it isn't being done by the state, it has nothing to do with free speech

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