[papito]

Just because over 10 million Americans believe that Tom Hanks violates, kills, and eats children - a widely held belief - does not mean that a private company can't tell those people to go suck a bug.

A private company does moderation and it's the end of the world. Ron DeSantis bans books and he is just "anti-woke". The actual government.

[nonethewiser]

Dont you think there are some books that shouldn’t be in schools? Surely you can grant that it’s correct not to disseminate certain information to children.

I don’t think you have a problem with that, I think you agree with what critics call wokeism.

[nonethewiser]

I have never heard of this “widely held belief”.

[papito]

There are many who are aware of QAnon. A portion of those are aware that it revolves around insane conspiracy theories, and only a fraction of those know the details of how deranged the conspiracy theories are.

Only a few journalists have ever ventured out to explore that world, as it's really not good for one's mental health.

[joenot443]

It’s a bit amusing that your comment is making fun of Americans for widely holding an untrue belief, and then you conveniently make an example of yourself doing the exact same thing. I usually find it’s about three comments deep that Americans find a way to start taking potshots at the other team whenever the concepts of “censorship” or “freedoms” arise. Canadians and Europeans are usually able to discuss these things without referencing Trump or Biden or Clinton or whomever is on the American mind these days. It’s as if one can’t imagine a world where censorship is anything but a tool the evil Red/Blue team will use to steal the next election.

[snakeboy]

I fail to see any value in trying to compare hugely diverse populations of hundreds of millions of people against each other and their ability to discuss nuanced political topics. It feels like you're just hashing out some intuitions based on what's come across your twitter feed or something? It's your prerogative to do so, but don't convince yourself it's a meaningful insight.

"whatever is on the American mind these days" lol.

[papito]

Not sure what gave you the impression that I have any love for the MAGA or the self-righteous "woke".

[commandlinefan]

> Ron DeSantis bans books and he is just "anti-woke"

Although I don't necessarily disagree with you in principal here, it's worth noting that the precedent that allows him to ban LGBT books is the original banning of prayer in schools. The fact that school attendance is actually compulsory takes a little of the bite off of your argument, though - social media participation is entirely voluntary.