And as long as it is your policy you can do it. But thinking about that a bit, wouldn't someone have to post material that you object to first, thereby your actions would be a consequence of their exercise of free speech. Unless, of course, you can figure out who is going to do it and ban them first.
If it is owned by you, it’s your rules. Just like no one can come into your house and act like a Jack Ask-me-no-questions , and say offensive crap and expect to either be standing or not made to leave. The first amendment is about our right to free speech and protecting us from the government that could try and limit it. It has nothing to do with private property and privately owned business.
Your property your rules.
Hi, I totally get what you are saying. And you have good concerns. But those are all corporations, and we subscribe to a free enterprise system, right?But what about when it's a major news outlet, or a behemoth social media venue, or a giant pervasive search engine? As in, does that mean ABC/NBC/CBS can only deliver news it agrees with politically and refuse to have Republicans on their shows? And Twitter can ban any opinions or research they don't like? And Google can censor search results to not show anything that makes the Democrats look bad?
Those entities started off with the premise of fairness and no political agenda, and then when they got so big they were a part of our everyday lives they switched it up to become propaganda. And they say, "If you don't like it, go somewhere else" but they've taken over the market to the point that there's nowhere else to go.
Bank of America can and does refuse service to businesses they don't like, such as gun manufacturers. There are a number of major financial players that won't provide service to businesses they don't like. Your bank can dump you if you post something that offends them on Facebook, and hospitals won't treat you if you haven't gotten the covid vaccine.
So on one hand we can say, "Leave it up to individuals and privately owned entities to determine what speech or behavior they find acceptable;" but on the other hand that gives them immense political power that doesn't even teeter on the brink of fascism - it IS fascism.
Something to consider. We can say "let the business decide" but keep in mind that they don't find pedophiles or drug traffickers or rioters offensive, but they ARE offended by ghastly scary Trump voters and Republicans in general.
And the second beast required all people small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their forehead, so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark— the name of the beast or the number of its name. Revelation 13:16-17
All you have to do to see it is listen to them.
If the Covington kid had any moral core values his daddy dearest wouldn’t have launched the huge lawsuit against the media. What kind of piece of crap values was that? Anybody who has raised 15 year old boys and are actually present for their development know what a smart ass defiant look they can have. It’s part of their development. That dad did the lawsuit and I saw right through the lot of them. Poor little fifteen year old boy. Worse has happened to people by the press ya know, and they have behaved better.
So it was okay for the press to smear them?
Nope, didn’t say that. It’s not always “either or” Sometimes the right answer is “all of the above” They were all in the wrong.
I guess you don’t want to know what I think of the spoiled underage psycho brat that went to Kenosha, and had no business being there, because he was looking for trouble.
I am sorry I offended you. I am having a blast. I don’t understand why you aren’t having as much fun as me ….
