Tag Archives: free speech

A Liberal Projects onto Conservatives (again)

Posted on 2022-05-01 by jimbelton

According to Adam Serwer of the Atlantic, Elon Musk Isn’t Buying Twitter to Defend Free Speech. Does Serwer have a close personal relationship with Musk? How does he know that Musk is lying about his motivation? Conservatives on Twitter have … Continue reading →

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Responding to Comments from “Nice People”

Posted on 2020-07-20 by jimbelton

A brief response to a comment from “nice people”, who signs their comment “the rest of humanity”. Talk about an ego. I’ve edited out some nice ad hominem slurs that prove that “nice people” is not nice. You’re a big … Continue reading →

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The Guardian’s Horrible Opinions on Free Speech

Posted on 2020-07-11 by jimbelton

After an the open letter in Harper’s calling out cancel culture, the Guardian published Is free speech under threat from ‘cancel culture’? Four writers respond. What do they have to say? Nesrine Malik The idea of “cancel culture”, the obvious, … Continue reading →

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All White Men Smeared as Violent

Posted on 2020-02-04 by jimbelton

In what may be the worst smear of men I’ve ever seen, Caroline Orr of the National Observer writes that Canada occupies unique space in ‘manosphere’ of extremist violence. The man who shot and killed nine people outside of a … Continue reading →

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The Guardian Smears Jordan Peterson

Posted on 2019-06-14 by jimbelton

Smear pieces are nothing new for Jordan Peterson. For example, see MacLean’s is the Stupid Man’s Stupid Magazine. Now the Guardian asks How dangerous is Jordan B Peterson, the rightwing professor who ‘hit a hornets’ nest’? Ooh, he’s ‘rightwing’ and ‘dangerous’. … Continue reading →

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Censorship, gab.ai, and the Blockchain

Posted on 2018-11-02 by jimbelton

Forbes has an article commenting on The Alt-Right’s Favorite Social Network Gab’s Plan To Use Blockchain To Make Itself Indestructible. I’ll comment briefly on the hypocrisy of blaming Gab for the comments of its users while giving Google, Facebook, and … Continue reading →

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Fair Weather Free Speech Advocacy

Posted on 2018-07-23 by jimbelton

The progressive movement continues to turn its weapons upon itself. This time, Facebook BLOCKS links to women’s rights group after ‘transphobia’ complaints. Woman’s Place UK campaigns for women-only spaces and raises concerns about transgender people being able to self-identify as … Continue reading →

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MacLean’s Thinks Free Speech is a Right Wing Conspiracy

Posted on 2018-07-17 by jimbelton

MacLean’s hit piece on Jordan Peterson (see MacLean’s is the Stupid Man’s Stupid Magazine) references another article, The death of free speech? Come on. In it, the author claims that free speech is being used by the evil right wing to … Continue reading →

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The War on Free Speech Rolls On

Posted on 2018-07-03 by jimbelton

The New York Time’s makes the hysterical claim that Conservatives Have Weaponized the First Amendment. How can a fundamental human right enshrined by the UN become a weapon? The [US supreme] court’s five conservative members, citing the First Amendment, had … Continue reading →

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Will the ACLU Part Ways with Free Speech?

Posted on 2018-05-31 by jimbelton

The Guardian has a new article explaining How the resurgence of white supremacy in the US sparked a war over free speech. Late last summer, the American Civil Liberties Union faced a mounting crisis over its most celebrated cause, which … Continue reading →

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