The 2016 election exposed the agenda of the left. Social Media’s response was to step in and decide what was and was not permissible subjects for the masses to discuss. Much like the Catholic Church did in the 16th and 17th centuries to those that stood up to the power of the Church.
Several people I have discussed this with have agreed the Catholic Church was wrong 500 years ago. Then, those same people have and continue to defend the idea that speech needs to be regulated in order to protect the masses from unapproved ideas and concepts. We the people, in the eyes of these elites, are just too stupid to be allowed to read the ideas of others, or worse yet, publically express our own ideas.
The New Church adds their opinions to our words on Social Media, without our concent or the ability to make our case for why we wrote our posts the way we did. Of course, this is all for our own good and to preserve democracy. Or so we are told.All one has to do is look at how the left reacted to attempts by the Right to start new Social Media platforms. The actions of Google, Apple and Amazon shut Parler and others down, even if only for a short time. But the damage was done.
But then, along comes Elon Musk. He buys Twitter, and the first reaction by the New Church, is to scream our democracy cannot stand free unregulated speech involving unapproved subjects. Someone might not understand the nuances of the subject being discussed. We need to protect those who are less intelligent than those regulating our speech and, therefore, our thoughts.
The second reaction is far more chilling. Biden’s Department of Homeland Security has set up a Disinformation Governess Board. We have learned little since the Secretary of DHS, Alejandro Mayorkas, testified to Congress that such a board exists. He claims the board would have “no operational authority or capacity.” But the disclaimer begs even more questions. If such is actually the case, why spend the money, time, and manpower to do nothing about what the board is monitoring? Who believes the administration is taking this power, and will not use it?
The left opposed the idea of the creation of DHS. I can see why. They claimed it was too much power in the hands of those with already too much power. They were right. But it won’t stop them from doing exactly what they claimed to be against.
I see things on Social Media I abhorrer. Ideas that go against everything I am. The 1st Amendment gives them the right to say it. I put my life on the line to support that right. I will never regret it.