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Eccentric Billionaire Accomplishes More For Free Speech In One Afternoon Than Republicans Have In Decades

Posted by $ allosaur 1 year, 12 months ago to Humor
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Yeah, a LEGAL immigrant entrepreneur from South Africa has accomplished more for free speech than Republicans have in decades of controlling the government, wielding Federal power and spending trillions of dollars.
"Wow! This Twitter deal is such a huge step forward for freedom of expression!" one Republican senator enthusiastically exclaimed shortly before asking to be quoted off the record. "Imagine if other conservative wealthy people did that instead of funding our reelection campaigns! Wuh-wuh-wait! Scratch that! Are you recording this?"
To save face, Republican congressmen, women, transsexuals and wimpy bondage gimps are forming a committee to explore why they didn't think of that and shall you betcha form a strong resolution saying free speech is good.
A note from a copycat dino~~Me dino ceased and desisted donating (throwing good money after bad) to the GOP for seeing too many weak as tater water RINOs bend over and present their assets across the aisle during the first half of Comrade Obama's Reign Of Error.
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    Posted by freedomforall 1 year, 12 months ago
    Plenty of traitors on both sides of the aisle.
    The hangman could be a millionaire before he's finished. (I hope.)
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      • Posted by $ 1 year, 12 months ago
        Wish all three would go poof and disappear for the good of the Republic.
        Heck, there's plenty more who could go poof to be of good service to We The People.
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        • Posted by FelixORiley 1 year, 12 months ago
          Finishing up one "Philosophy, who needs it". The American mindset has been manipulated, molded, and set for so many generations since the original Bill of Rights. I am not sure that just ridding ourselves of the Chuck, Nancy, and Mitch show will do much. There is still Bernie, Lindsey, and Kaine LUSTING to be in charge of the gavel. Philosophical Chemotherapy maybe be needed to rid ourselves of all the parasites.
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          • Posted by MJM 1 year, 12 months ago
            An essential point that's been given too little credit. Keep reminding people that THEY must pitch in as individuals. Freedom is not delivered on a silver platter to those who accept compromise of the key principles it requires.
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    • Posted by $ splumb 1 year, 12 months ago
      We're slowly getting to be like England.
      They haven't had a true conservative in government in decades, when the Tories purged all the conservatives.
      Nowadays, it's Lenin-ites vs. Trotsky-ites.
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  • Posted by $ AJAshinoff 1 year, 12 months ago
    I can't emphasize this enough.

    There are no hero's coming to the rescue. We've looked to people time and again and each time they have proven duplicitous and dishonest. Musk is no exception to that truism. He has more than a few questionable stances (trans-humanism for one) that shouldn't be glossed over because of a manufactured ravenous and desperate need for hope. Fact is each of us must be our own hero and do what we need to in order to take care of ourselves and effect change to preserve what's left of our heritage, salvaging natural rights from our offspring despite themselves. Trusting others to do whats right or assuming that others think as we do when they spew their duplicitous rhetoric is what got us where we are.

    A broke clock (non-digital) is right twice a day. Aside from ourselves, we have one Hero we can trust and rely on.

    My two bits.
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    • Posted by Dobrien 1 year, 12 months ago
      https://burningbright.substack.com/p/...

      Excerpt: If we refer to Just Human’s oft-quoted Ayn Rand theorem regarding contradictions, it seems less than likely for BOTH of the following scenarios to be true:

      1) Trump and his Combatant Commanders are in direct or indirect control of the U.S. military apparatus and …

      2) The incursion of Vladimir Putin and Russian armed forces into Ukraine and the resulting destabilization (or stabilization, depending on where you’re sitting,) of Eastern Europe—and by extension—the world is a dangerous thing for the United States, its interests or its citizenry.

      If we assume the first statement is false, then Devolution is not active, and we’re left with FAR more questions and –more importantly—contradictions over the last year and change than I can delve into here. We also have to pretend that Trump’s exhaustive list of executive orders were not—and never will be—actioned in any meaningful way.

      If we assume the second statement is true, and that Putin’s current actions present a clear and present danger to the United States, its interests and its citizenry, what realistic—and peaceful—option does a returning Trump have to deal with the ongoing series of crisis? Surely World War 3 or any direct aggression against the only other true military superpower on this planet (don’t get me started on the military Paper Tiger that is China when the Siberian Tiger is on the board,) would not be good for most Deplorables and their families.

      How do we reconcile the Devolution theory with the ongoing Ukraine situation, then, other than to say that they are either NOT in conflict with one another, or that they are directly complementary.

      In my view, the most reasonable and non-contradictory interpretation of the above statements is that Trump is ‘in control,’ as it were, and that Putin is either directly working with him—but never for him—or Putin’s likeliest path has been mapped out by U.S. patriots and is either directly beneficial to their long-term agenda or is in no direct conflict with it. That, and said path is highly destructive to Trump and Putin’s and therefore the United States’ and Russia’s shared enemies.
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      • Posted by $ AJAshinoff 1 year, 12 months ago
        Perhaps I'm just blind to the long game. And, yes I did follow and understand the statements made and the logic of the link.

        Even so, it's hard for me to look on Trump and Musk as anything more than a more publicly palatable face on a very shitty and deadly plot placed as heroes by the task masters who are going diligently about their de-constructive business while obscured. For all the 'good' done by either person some very egregious and truly evil things have been allowed/permitted/cultivated by the 'heroes' which, according to the narrative, they are in control of.

        I'll gladly trade my skepticism/cynicism for being too blind or dimwitted to see, but I honestly don't think I am.

        Unlike most here, I'm more apt to the sound of judgemental trumpet call than a renaissance of what was. Yesterday is gone. Even if you can erase what has been done today, tomorrow will never be the same as it was, ever. And brings on Musk's post humanism quite nicely.
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        • Posted by Dobrien 1 year, 12 months ago
          Having lost my son , one minute here the next gone ,I totally
          Understand. Yesterday is gone.
          That said , you aren’t dimwitted or blind. This is a complicated 5 dimensional spider web of fuQery. This is the most horrendous enemy Cabal the world has ever faced. They have been building the crime network for decades while we were all asleep and confident the journalism and reason was the norm. We did not understand the infiltration and the conseQuences of
          11/22/63 . Oswald of course.
          I have also seen the Great Awakening that has taken place in the last 3 years. Never seen so many people who know what’s going on.
          Our future with this election sham lacked a foundation . Consider the election fraud .More states now firming laws and safeguarding our vote . Never seen it before. The level of corruption in the states
          Widmer Mi. Doocy Az Kemp Ga., Rathesberger Ga. Abraham’s Ga., to the 2000 mules as well as the So called POS Judges. My God what a mess we have allowed. These people have seemingly unlimited resources. But with all their power they are losing many battles. Would it benefit the Patriots who are fighting and honoring the Oath to defend the constitution( as I see Trump doing ) With Devolutions Continuity of Government to Telegraph their moves. That’s what the Deselect Jan 6 committee is trying to do. Find out what Trump is upto.
          This war has to be fought on a need to know basis because the system has been filled with “made men” so to speak. An$ We h@ve been infiltrated. Ukraine and Twitter are part of their system , see the panic. Why did Chris Miller go meet with the Ukrainian Top Generals last week and the President of Poland? Not a peep from the fake news or
          Schiff Pelosi Schumer crowd.
          Yet , These traitors arrested and harassed Gen Flynn for talking to Russians when he was already part of Trumps Admin.
          I know what ever I write won’t change your mind but it might be useful as more of the story unfolds.
          Durham is bringing the heat and Hunters laptop keeps on giving.
          Another thing to consider.
          Epstien and Maxwell still has a chapter or two to be written.
          What if Trump went on a large arrest campaign and then had the election stolen from what we now know is an absolute shit show. Biden could have pardoned the whole lot of them.
          200,000 plus sealed indictments will be opened when the time is right. If we don’t get this right humanity will suffer like we have n3ver seen.
          My 2 cents and I’ll just keep what I know to myself after this. Peace!
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          • Posted by $ AJAshinoff 1 year, 12 months ago
            It wasn't my intention to offend in any way and I do appreciate the information. Still, too many are suffering and dying while the slow walk to the finish line is occurring. Sure, I understand the stakes but what does it say about those who are playing, those who can stomach the very real human cost and the long term effects of the jabb to get the job done? The unborn and young are dying without justification, a generation lost and one dumbed down in isolation, and those in the know still condone the jabb?
            This time/age defies reason. Worse, it defines the most basic elements of humanity. When all is said and done there is a serious question of whether it was all worth the cost and whether we'll still be who we thought we were (if we were ever them to begin with).
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            • Posted by Dobrien 1 year, 12 months ago
              I am not offended , but thanks for your consideration. We are at war ! I lost my sister to the jab , she would not listen to me and actually censored me. BTW our kids have no interest in my or their mothers opinion either. But they sure like our babysitting capabilities.
              I say it now and have called it an “Uncivil War” for my time on the Gulch . All wars have casualties, we didn’t want it but the FuQheads asked for it.
              If I knew what the enemy could do or has threatened , I would have an answer. I do know they have no care about humanity.
              Dirty nuke , take out power grid . 911 again , poison jab ,
              Created famine .
              I refuse to live on my knees and I see people everywhere fighting back. We are on the same side ,you and me. I actually felt like you do about the hopelessness 6 years ago.
              Now I see pushback and am optimistic based on facts .
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    • Posted by $ jdg 1 year, 12 months ago
      My read is similar but less pessimistic. To the extent we can expect anyone to preserve some freedom, the market will if only because we can make it pay. It's just a matter of putting together the right opportunities and selling them.
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  • Posted by GaryL 1 year, 12 months ago
    One thing about all politicians, They don't fix anything until they first break it. Those idiots have been fixing the USPS and Social Security for as long as I have been alive and both remain broken.
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  • Posted by term2 1 year, 12 months ago
    the leftists still can voice their thoughts on twitter, now along with the non leftists. they should be happy that its free speech, but they wont be.
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  • Posted by CaptainKirk 1 year, 12 months ago
    Do NOT Forget that Elon really leveraged tax handouts to build Tesla.
    Do NOT Forget that Elon has 2 children with some left-wing Nut Job Performer who sings about POWER, POWER,POWER.

    Do NOT Forget that Elon did NOT do this in 2019 when it would have helped.
    Do NOT Forget that Elon is all in on Universal Basic Income.

    And consider this: He is doing this, just as Truth Social is starting to launch. Hmmm, like it could take the WIND out of the sails of a true competitor.

    Do NOT Forget Pictures with Epstein and Ghislain Maxwell (who he claimed he never met).

    So, while I TOO thought this was amazing. If it was REAL... It would be blocked. But it either feels like Conservatives shooting themselves in the foot (killing Truth Social), or at the least giving us a head-fake...
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    • Posted by $ splumb 1 year, 12 months ago
      True, but you don't have to be a Musk fan to sit back with your popcorn and watch the fireworks.
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      • Posted by $ jdg 1 year, 12 months ago
        All true. But I'm enjoying seeing the innovation he's gotten done already at SpaceX, and the management of Twitter really deserved what they're getting.
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      • Posted by CaptainKirk 1 year, 12 months ago
        Well, I am a bit of a Musk Fan. I have 2 "nephews" (Friends sons) who work for him. One in SpaceX, and one loads the AI for the Automatic driving at Tesla.

        Overall, I think he might be a force for good. But I don't want to get my hopes up.

        And the FIREWORKS are the best part:

        "OMG, What if he blocks a candidate from his site?"

        Yeah, like Laura Loomer, Trump, and SO MANY Conservatives have been blocked. Even blocked by PHONE companies from sending TEXT messages!

        We are deep in the Info War!

        And the popcorn is popping fast...

        BTW, find a RazorFist RANT and really enjoy!
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  • Posted by MJM 1 year, 12 months ago
    The question now is: Will the RINOs 'fess up OR just give in, and become honest for the time it takes them to switch to the Dem Party?

    As for the latter, let 'em expose their hypocrisy with our blessing and move to another neighborhood... As for the former, BEWARE. Based on the "philosophy" of pragmatism to which they are proven (and often proudly admitted!!) adherents, if this good news for freedom is to really take off and intercept/reverse our ongoing slide into totalitarianism, we'll need to regard this group as overweight baggage should any of 'em try to join and "help" the return to genuine freedom, individual rights, and a genuine constitutional Republic. WE DON'T NEED THEM ON OUR SIDE No matter what piece of practical good they might offer, nothing can offset the damage and harm our approval of them will ultimately do. Ongoing acceptance of the smallest hole in a dyke will ultimately destroy it.

    But remember: It's the citizenry which has ENABLED our present state to evolve, by allowing our totalitarian trend to be inadequately opposed -- and by compromising the principles by which our nation's success at liberty was enabled. A commitment needs to be adopted by every individual who claims to be a supporter of freedom, to support actively in his own life the education of other citizens in the values and requirements necessary for freedom's survival. Anyone who is unwilling to lift a finger to support the survival of the things he claims to value, should not expect anyone else to take his claims seriously.

    Easy compromise of what a person claims as his principles is a logical refutation of his claim to those principles. Good people can make errors, but to the extent such compromises are intentional, their maker is an opponent to every other individual who genuinely and consistently and UNCOMPROMISINGLY does support those principles. IE, the compromise of a principle is not merely a passive failure to support it; but effectively amounts to an active attack upon that principle.

    Always keep in mind that compromise is the most certainly fatal enemy of principle. They cannot endure together in the same arena. If compromise is not regarded as the inescapably fatal enemy of a principle, then time will prove its fatality to those who think such compromise can be tolerated, Just as our long, slow but certain slide ever closer to totalitarianism has brought us to where we are today, via one compromise enabling or leading inevitably to the next in our political support for the principles of individual freedom and of individuals' uncompromising ownership of their own lives,

    One man can accomplish near miracles sometimes, even in politics. But it will endure in a society only if those whose principles have been restored are willing to correct their own errors and omissions which had made the restoration necessary.

    Theory cannot create practical changes until its words have inspired and created actions. Don't count on anyone else to save you if you don't intend to make any effort to save yourself.
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  • Posted by $ Thoritsu 1 year, 12 months ago
    I am encouraged, but not completely sold. Musk made a fortune on subsidies and understanding altruistic tendencies. This is really not any different.

    Would love to see a left-ist proposed change to Sec 230 to address what they want. There is virtually no way to dress up that lie, and people will see it for what it is, even dumb-o-crats.

    Republicans should shut up about it, and not try to upstage. If they wanted to do anything, wait until November, and then propose my Section 230 change (previously submitted to this austere body):
    Business must identify if they will censor or not. If they choose to censor, they receive no protections under this article. If they choose free speech on their platform, they should and will receive indemnification from the content. Censoring clearly illegal content, such as copyright infringement, is separate; however, a clearly legal basis must be provided to retain indemnification, and of course, under no conditions may the Government provide guidance for censorship for public interest.
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  • Posted by GaryL 1 year, 12 months ago
    I don't "Like" Musk or Trump and I don't know either of them. I do support some and maybe most of their policies and attitudes. Sadly, that can all change in a heartbeat. Both of these guys are interesting critters and appear to mean well but both do fall into that category of Politicians. I sure do want Trump back and I sure do hope Musk does what is right for this country and for Twitter but since I never have joined any of these SM sites and have no stakes in the games I honestly can't get too excited about Twitter or Truth Social. I come here for my daily dose of reality and avoid and stay away from FB, Instagram, Twitter, Truth Social and all the other blog sites.
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    • Posted by $ 1 year, 12 months ago
      Me dino hopes Musk cleans up Twitter but I have no intention of ever using it.
      Happy right here with enough on my plate for other interests and needful things to do.
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      • Posted by GaryL 1 year, 12 months ago
        I think it is safe to assume neither of us will be running with Trump or Musk in their circles. My hope for both is they do something to make our world a little better but I already know the left will fight them at every juncture. BTW, the left is paying for all of these legal battles with our tax dollars!
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        • Posted by $ 1 year, 12 months ago
          But of course! The oh so generous left just loves to spend other people's money for whatever the cause while tucking away plenty for themselves.
          I'm sure there's plenty of career RINO's just like that. They just don't want to admit that they work for the left too.
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  • Posted by Owlsrayne 1 year, 12 months ago
    Watching new reports on Fox and reading some internet news articles nothing short of a 2nd American Revolution is needed to sweep DC clean. This includes the entire bureaucracy from Whitehouse, Congress, IRS, Security Agencies, Pentagon, et al. I agree with Dino, no more wasted donations and that includes state candidates. But, if a Revolution is not feasible a Constitutional Convention must be organized to address Congressional and Administration issues permanently.
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  • Posted by Temlakos 1 year, 12 months ago
    True, he has already indicated that he will have to fire a lot of Twitter's staff who have been aiding and abetting the censorship. But:

    1. The European Union has warned him formally that they will disallow Twitter services if the censorship is relaxed to the point of violating EU hate-crimes law or some such. (That likely won't apply in Poland or Hungary.)

    2. Some of the statements he is making are less than a straightforward defense of the freedom of speech.

    The policy ought to be:

    1. Any user is free to express his own opinion, however outrageous, with complete freedom,

    2. And have said opinions slapped down just as freely,

    3. No matter what anybody says, subject only to the laws governing libel, slander, and defamation of individual character, which apply off-line as well as on-.
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  • Posted by FelixORiley 1 year, 12 months ago
    Before we award Elon Musk the Nobel Prize for Appreciation. Let's see what he actually does with this firm. Will he allow it to be "free" or will he be led to restrict all those "obviously awful" discussions? I pat no one on the back until I see where their heart is.
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