If you’ve said anything The State can’t abide on platforms like Facebook or Twitter they’ve been Johnny on the spot about letting you know. Even the UN is in on the game, telling hosting companies to shut down websites they have decided “promote” hate speech.
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Effectiveness of Masks Varies by a Number of Factors
Riddle me this, Batman: When is a door not a door? When it’s ajar. To be fair, American English is a can of worms. How can a word such as “sanction” mean both approval and a penalty?
If You Like the Founding Fathers You’re a “Dead Ender.”
The media are calling those who like the founding fathers “Dead Enders.” There is power in political name-calling. About 70 years ago America went through the Red Scare. People lost their careers for joining the wrong group.
Quick Thought – a PERFECT display of “Inclusive” – but only on Democrat terms
SHOT: Rush Limbaugh dies, FL Gov Ron DeSantis order flags to half-staff on day of interment …Limbaugh, a longtime resident of Palm Beach, Florida, passed away at 70 on Wednesday from lung cancer, and will be buried in the state. DeSantis announced Friday during a news conference that “once the date of interment for Rush … Read more
Companies and Governments Suppress and Censor; People Still Find Ways to Express Themselves
It should cause us great trepidation that German-style Internet controls are catching on around the world. The home of National Socialism does not have an Enlightenment perspective.
Has Mailchimp Gone to the Identity Politics Dark Side?
I have an important ask for you all at the bottom of this post. But to get there from here we need to ask and answer the question, what is a MailChimp and what does it mean for GraniteGrok?
Student Group Claims Racially Motivated Attacks on White People Are Not a Hate Crime
Two incidents involving the same individual(s) were recorded as hate crimes. Racial slurs were followed by acts of assault. The problem? The perpetrators in both cases were black, and the different victims were white. According to a student group, that’s not a hate crime.
If You Do Nothing You Can Kiss This Freedom Goodbye!
As we move toward November and the opportunity to choose the same or new representatives, there is a simple means by which to determine for whom you should vote. We may not all agree on the government’s role, but all of us should agree it is not to suppress free speech or block open debate.
Stop Already: Police Investigating Virgin Mary Statue “Fire” as Possible Hate Crime
Hate Speech and Hate Crimes are invented constructs. They allow people in power to force state controls on language, behavior, and expression. They begin as a feature of an existing crime but are meant to create thought crimes as a tool to control the population and punish the opposition.
As Predicted: Social Media Thought Police Find New Excuse to Suppress Your Speech
Nine days ago I told you to get out – of Facebook and Twitter. Well, I actually suggested you diversify to other platforms where you can find the same Grok content. Why? Corporatist pressure was coming to strictly police speech on those platforms. And that day has arrived.
Democrat Speech Cop Resolves To Condemn Certain Words By Order of the US Senate
We used to sing, “sticks and stones may break my bones, but ‘names’ will never hurt me.” Names, words, we pretended we were immune. We’ve since done a one-eighty. Evolved into snowflakes. Now people throw sticks and stones so folks won’t hear words they say might hurt you.
Nashua Democrats, Free Speech, Proper Attribution, and Tyranny
Nashua Democrat Jan Schmidt is the co-sponsor of a proposed bill that would define (presumably) a point where interacting with a public official online becomes cyberstalking or bullying. Jan is no friend of free speech, but she thinks she is and to make the case she borrows someone else’s.
Preaching the Christian Gospel in Public Labeled Hate Speech
The war on Judeo-Christian faith, like the war on families and marriage, is about knocking down barriers to Marxism. I articulated it well enough here, so I won’t repeat those points. But they apply to this topic. A pastor has been charged with hate speech for preaching near homosexuals.
Free Speech Tolerates Hate Speech
It has always been the America position that free speech is an opportunity to enlighten ignorance. Do you think the First Amendment should be rewritten? Do you think it is a good idea to crackdown on free speech, as well as the press?
Has the ACLU Jumped It’s Last “Shark?”
The ACLU used to be good for something. By which I mean it made some small effort to actually defend bits of the constitution. Like, free speech. But has this last vestige of function been excised by the #Wokeasaurus?
Students Arrested: You Can’t Yell Ni**er in an “Empty” Campus Parking Lot
Two University of Connecticut students, peaceably exploring (among themselves) the realm of offensive language, chambered the word ni**er and fired. In an empty parking lot. On-campus. But someone in a nearby dorm heard them. Guess who got arrested?
Speech Policing: NYC Bans the Phrase “Illegal Alien” – Fines Up to $250K
The Big Crapple has taken another Marxist leap forward. The One-Party State that runs the city has declared the use of the term illegal alien a hate crime punishable by a quarter-million-dollar fine.
NYC Bans Words, Landlords Lose More Rights
Another bastion of liberalism leftism has decided to infringe on your first amendment rights and your property rights, shockingly, under the guise of Civil Rights. The new guidance from the Civil Rights Commission in New York City mandates landlords to rent, sell, or lease to illegal aliens. Whoops, can’t say “illegal aliens.” That’s outlawed too. NEW … Read more
House Democrats Want to Use The IRS To Silence Political Dissent (again)
The Left used the IRS to shut down speech after the 2010 Tea Party election. Lois Lerner became a household name. No one involved suffered for that abuse of power. Is that why House Democrats think they can tweak the tax code to silence speech to which they object?
Local Residents Don’t Know What to Think About the “Islam Is Right About Women” signs
A thoughtful individual in Winchester Massachusetts put up about 10 posters around town. ‘Islam Is Right About Women’. The local residents apparently don’t know what to think about the ‘Islam Is Right About Women’ signs. The simple message has most puzzled.