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I'm still running through my mind the literally COUNTLESS times that the left has sought to shut up their counterparts on the right,
either by outright refusing conservatives to speak; trying to shut down conservative radio or opposing them in their homes; speaking
out against broadcasts and contacting their advertising supporters in an effort to silence them - there is seriously no end to them
wanting to shut down what is said by conservatives, and they typically don't bat an eye about it - saying it doesn't need to be said,
it's "hate" speech and dismissing the argument of "tolerance" saying it doesn't matter. I wish I had a nickel for every leftie I have heard
dismissively say "freedom of speech is overrated" - those exact words.
And in this instance, the government is assailed because it wants to balance the scales because yet again, someone on the left is
using their private enterprise to silence anyone writing, posting, tweeting or otherwise trying to censor what is said supporting a view
on the right. I realize that if it is a private server - it means it is their right, but there's a serious irony about calling what they are doing
a violation of First Amendment when - if unchecked - what they intend to do is SPECIFICALLY censor the views of conservatives, and no
one else. Moreover, it was the left who wanted to use the Fairness Doctrine as a means to shut down conservative talk radio - because
the views needed to be "balanced" even if there was no market for left wing views.
It's been and continues to be my experience that when there's disagreement over something - the left wants it shut down, stopped, silenced
and the right wants to just turn the channel, change the station or just not show up or watch. When the right has a speaker coming the left
doesn't want- they will threaten violence unless they're gone - and the right - they'll just stay home. Which of these two sets of actions respects
freedom of speech?