Trump and his allies are suddenly downplaying the First Amendment
When Elon Musk took control of Twitter in 2022, he famously declared himself a “free speech absolutist.” He reinstated accounts that had been banned for spreading misinformation, violent rhetoric and harassment. If it wasn’t illegal, he signaled, it was fair game.
Musk expressed a very different view this week.
“The path forward is not to mimic the ACLU of the mid 90’s,” White House adviser Stephen Miller posted on X (formerly Twitter), referring to the epitomic free-speech-absolutist organization. “It is to take all necessary and rational steps to save Western Civilization.”
Musk responded with one word: “Yes.”
In other words: Free speech absolutism? Not so much anymore. We’ve got a civilization to preserve.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-allies-suddenly-downplaying-first-175812257.html
In other words, "Free speech for me but not for thee."
Go back to South Africa asshole.
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