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coti

(4,625 posts) Tue Jan 12, 2021, 07:43 AM Jan 2021

Correcting blatant falsehoods and expecting TRUTH is not censorship [View all]

any more than it's censorship when a math teacher says 2 + 2 = 4, not 5.

You don't get to have an "opinion" on whether Trump won the election. You either understand the FACT that he lost, or you don't. And if a person refuses to acknowledge genuine truth and facts, routinely, they can't be angry when private enterprise shuts their mic off for the benefit of democracy. That's not censorship. That's FLUNKING OUT.

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Correcting blatant falsehoods and expecting TRUTH is not censorship [View all] coti Jan 2021 OP

According to you. Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2021 #1

I had a long discussion with a former classmate tonight on this subject. pfitz59 Jan 2021 #2

Frustrating! Btw, this censorship crap needs to be corrected every time.. Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2021 #7

Yup. This is THE fundamental reason our democracy is having coti Jan 2021 #3

I'm not sure about that. Turin_C3PO Jan 2021 #6

One parent if one of my worst students told me, "My father hated school, Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2021 #8

Yes, I do realize Turin_C3PO Jan 2021 #9

Yeah, I'm always pushing back on the idea that this is all Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2021 #12

That might be a factor ck4829 Jan 2021 #11

Groups like Trumpism, Q Anon and even the modern Republican Party are Mike 03 Jan 2021 #4

I worry there is no way out. Maybe we can keep more people from Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2021 #10

De-Nazification is going to be difficult. The adults have to take charge Roisin Ni Fiachra Jan 2021 #5

Nutzi's lame54 Jan 2021 #14

Kick nt coti Jan 2021 #13