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by joshstrange 1714 days ago
Read the whole comment I replied to. There is no one trying to just censor conservative opinions, they are trying to censor conservative misinformation. I wasn’t painting all conservative opinions as misinformation, I’m was saying the things people want censored is the misinformation, not just opinions.
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pcf 1710 days ago
> There is no one trying to just censor conservative opinions

Hm? There are lots and lots of people and companies trying to censor conservative opinions.

I don't know if you've managed to read/consume the whole news spectrum over the last years, but I recommend that you pay regular attention to both progressive/liberal AND conservative outlets. Then you would know better than to say something like this.

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joshstrange 1709 days ago
Context people. Context.

I’m talking about Facebook. I’m talking about the conservatives that complain that FB is censoring their posts. Posts that are largely, if not completely, mis/disinformation about a myriad of topics.

Of course there exists people who want the censor conservative voices, full stop. I’m aware those people exist, but that’s clearly not who I’m talking about in this context and I think you know that.

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pcf 1708 days ago
Don't expect others to piece together your puzzles, maybe? If you're talking about something specific, actually say that. We are not telepathic, so it would make life much easier for all of us. Thaaaank you.
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tablespoon 1713 days ago
> Read the whole comment I replied to. There is no one trying to just censor conservative opinions, they are trying to censor conservative misinformation.

Exactly. There's there a popular bit of spin that tries defend mis/disinformation by confusing it with political opinion.

One of the signs of American decline and weakness is how several bits of blatant mis/disinformation have lodged themselves in the conservative discourse, and the conservatives who have problem with that are too weak to do anything about it.

I'm not saying that couldn't also be true of liberals, but that doesn't and shouldn't mean conservatives are off the hook for their own problems.

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