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@kaniini @feld @bort @erdnaxeli @fedilab @farhan
If Google, Apple would follow that reasoning, they would have to block web browsers, because they don't censor content.

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Whatever an education is, it should make you a unique individual, not a conformist; it should furnish you with an original spirit with which to tackle the big challenges.

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Whatever you think about the current strangeness in Oregon politics, remember that the same thing happened in 2003 in Texas (with the parties reversed).

Because CNN is neutral:

CNN’s Lemon on Airing Trump Speeches: Would We Have Given Hitler a ‘Platform’?

‘You knew in the moment that was a bad person and they were doing bad things’

news.grabien.com/story-cnns-le

Christian Teen's Contagious Courageous Stand, a 'Hostage for Life' for Refusing to Deny Jesus

A mom travels 9,000 miles on a mission to secure her daughter's freedom, held captive because she refuses to deny Jesus as her savior.

www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/201

Jury Orders VidAngel to Pay Hollywood Studios $62 Million in Damages

A Los Angeles jury on Monday ordered the filtering company VidAngel to pay $62.4 million in damages, three months after a federal judge ruled it had violated copyright laws.

christianheadlines.com/contrib

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@fedilab thank you for taking the action that you feel is right. Fedilab is your software, developed by you, and you have the right to make decisions about how it functions.

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@fedilab
Thank you.

In these polarized times, it makes an important statement: that users should be free to choose who they listen to, and that we are all human and can share the benefits of wonderful free software like #fedilab

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That's over framagit.org/tom79/fedilab/com

I would only block an instance if I receive a clear ban warning from a store.
Without that it will be out of my role.

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I imagine this applies to board games as well.
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RT @cabotstbooks@twitter.com
@alexrwhite @bhvide As the front list buyer for a small bookstore. The fastest way to get a book on my shelves is to preorder it. If one person orders a copy, I almost always order a second for the shelves. A preorder for an author you love might be the only chance they have of becoming stocked.
twitter.com/cabotstbooks/statu

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"Fascist" and "anti fascism" get thrown around a lot, and I feel like people aren't using the same definition, or maybe don't even know the definition. CW for length 

I'm not an expert in political science or history, but I looked it up : "Fascism definition is - a political philosophy, movement, or regime (such as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition."

I'm generally in favor of more rights and responsibilities for the individual, perhaps in favor of the common good (for individuals) as opposed to the greater good (where supposed value for the tribe or nation is bad for the individuals). I value the richness of differences in culture and think the sharing and spreading of the best of our cultures can enrich us all, so I've never understood exalting or attacking on the basis of race.

I'm in favor of weaker centralized government and think the more local government should be more emphasized to decentralize power, and the president, Supreme Court Justice, federal bureaucrats and federal legislators should have less centralized power, not more. I think there should be minimal government force used in economic and social ideology, and I oppose suppressing differences in opinion and ideas.

I think the mindset of fascism perhaps could be applied outside of government, and different aspects that don't add up to the full definition of fascism.

According to the definition, any attempt to apply force to oppose speech that expresses oppositional ideas is an element of racism. So IS racial nationalism. So is promoting any centralized person or group to drive social ideas, pursuing government taking over means of economic production. Our having the government drive social ideas?

I suspect in the drive to be on "the side of the angels" , many are becoming more fascist in the name of confronting others who exhibit other aspects of fascism.

I wonder if they have some underlying agreed idea that the way to win with one's ideas is to use force of some kind to stop others who disagree.

And even though I oppose every aspect of fascism, I've been called a fascist when someone thinks I disagree with the current political far left. Have we devolved to just throw around the word to anyone we think we disagree with...perhaps in an attempt to force their differing opinion to be shut down?

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"As a Surgeon, I have operated on infants pre born.

I can assure you, they are very much alive.."

Dr. Ben Carson.

Pinterest just FIRED whistleblower who exposed them…

I guess the attempt to conceal the identity of the whistleblower who exposed Pinterest failed: According to O'Keefe, the whistleblower has already been fired by the big brother social media company.

therightscoop.com/pinterest-ju

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Wow, they're moving fast with political censorship.

Live Action Permanently Banned from Pinterest for Spreading ‘Harmful Misinformation’

The pro-life advocacy organization Live Action announced Tuesday morning it had been permanently banned from the popular social media site […]

faithwire.com/2019/06/11/live-

has announced their orwellian Office of Ethical Use, to determine who they won't provide services to.

The same Salesforce that threatened to move all employees out of Indiana and ban travel there if then governor Pence kept the religious freedom law that allowed companies to determine who they wouldn't provide services to.

True champions of freedom of association as long as you associate with who THEY say is ethical.

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