Facebook and the Biden Administration Admit to Censoring Speech

[Irving]

It's just a fucking mess and I'm tired of it.

I'm on the same page. I'm sure we all are.

[JohnnyDrama]

It's old news they've been censoring on their own in line with the own internal leftist agendas. It's not old news that a White House press secretary comes out and admits the administration is working with a big tech company to censor Americans. That's pretty much unprecedented as far as I know. Not saying the government's never done it. But they've never openly admitted they're doing and went to such great lengths to convince the American people that it's for their own good.

That is NOT old news. Unless you grew up in the Soviet Union.

I added the bold.

I quit FB eight(?) years ago when I became tired of the negativity and snark that seemed to prevail. Not a small part was politically oriented. What I am trying to understand is that years ago, when I was on FB and in more liberal circles, many of those in the liberal circles took pride in believing they were informed and seeing all the sides of an issue. The idea that the left is so emboldend that the media sources can admit that what they are doing is supporting a cause is disconcerting.

[hollohas]

There was no doubt in my mind that it's far more widespread and not limited to just covid when all MSM and all social media simply refused to report anything about Hunter's laptop and went so far as to suspend any account who did.

That story was absolutely legitimate and verifiable. But even mentioning it was no allowed.

That's top down direction.

[FoxtArt]

I'm on the same page. I'm sure we all are.

+1, sick of the crap. I've also grown less concerned.

It's kind of like watching a movie where ominous music is playing. I can't do anything to warn the actress, so I might as well just eat my popcorn and see who dies. At most, I might point and say "I tolf yoo so!" with my mouth stuffed with snacks, but I'm not all that invested in the movie.

Family is all I about care for since the last few years.

[WETWRKS]

It will soon start to include posts that the 2020 election was cheated.

[Irving]

It will soon start to include posts that the 2020 election was cheated.

Oh that's been censored from the beginning, as well as virus lab origination speculation, etc.

[Aloha_Shooter]

That's top down direction.

All in keeping with the Party and commissar directions. I wonder at times how long it'll be before the US military has political officers like the old Soviet Army did. Da, tovarisch.

[hollohas]

General Mark Milley.

[Bailey Guns]

What a subversive sonuvabitch he is...

[JohnnyDrama]

I am increasingly reminded of things William Shirer wrote in "Berlin Diary" regarding propaganda. The first that comes to mind is that for propaganda to be effective, it must be believable, it must be delivered in a medium the population will accept, and it must be a message the population wants to hear. The second thing that comes to mind is a description of life during air raids at night. According to Shirer, there were those who went to bed early in anticipation of a raid, there were those who stayed up in anticipation of a raid, then there were others. Those who went to bed, were woken by the raid sirens, and showed up at the shelter greeted those already there by saying "Good Morning.' Those who had stayed awake greeted those in the shelter with "Good evening." Those who believed the propaganda and never woke up (Shirer's words) greeted the occupants of the shelter with "Heil Hitler!"

I have to wonder how much more people are going to accept.