Those are #45’s deplorable who used social media platforms to foster hate. They have not lost their free speech, they have lost their free platforms. Media platforms are not the government or {hopefully} government agents. [tho facebook sent people to trumps campaign offices to show them how to effectively use their platform for propaganda in the 2016 race]
Stupid Henry Payne just doesn’t understand that private companies have the right not to provide platforms to terrorist groups, but then he is Stupid Henry Payne. Conflating responsible organizations with Right Wing terrorist groups is also typical of Stupid Henry Payne.
You know, I think I can solve Henry’s error here. All he has to do is start pushing for Amazon, FaceBook, Twitter, et al. to become government agencies. THEN they WOULD have to allow free speech. Of course that would be anathema to a good right winger (is “good right winger” even POSSIBLE?) so maybe it’s not a solution he can accept.
And even then, I’m sure he’d keep stumbling over the actual, legal limits on free speech, usually summarized by mentioning “can’t yell FIRE in a crowded theater”.
How dense are you Henry. Freedom of speech means free from government interference, not what boundaries private entities may impose. Remember, you’re free to propagate your drivel because the folks that publish your cartoons are willing to do so, and if they stop you still, under the 1st Amendment, have the right to self publish and distribute as you wish.
O.K. guys. When I go into a lefty restaurant with my MAGA hat and a Prolife Tee-shirt and the scumbag owners refuse to serve me that’s o.k. in your sliding-scale-of-morality world?
wirepunchr over 3 years ago
Come on Henry, as long as you have some good stuff to smoke pass it around. (Only if it doesn’t include the same delusions.)
jhayesd31 over 3 years ago
People Breaking down the doors of the Capitol while Chanting HANG MIKE PENCE have the right to be heard?
Maybe Facebook and Twitter don’t want to be complicit in a conspiracy to overthrow the US government?
Just Like Henry aided and abetted the Michigan morons in the plot to Kidnap Gov. Whitmer.
jader3rd over 3 years ago
An ISP cutting off websites is attacking free speech. One business deciding not to do business with another business is not.
Judge Magney over 3 years ago
Henry Payne is an anti-free-speech fascist. He won’t let me put my bumper stickers on his car.
ferddo over 3 years ago
The fate of “Trump Patriot” insurrectionists – to be labeled “Antifa” by their Dear Leader as he slinks away from criticism…
Frankfreak over 3 years ago
Those are #45’s deplorable who used social media platforms to foster hate. They have not lost their free speech, they have lost their free platforms. Media platforms are not the government or {hopefully} government agents. [tho facebook sent people to trumps campaign offices to show them how to effectively use their platform for propaganda in the 2016 race]
Patjade over 3 years ago
Stupid Henry Payne just doesn’t understand that private companies have the right not to provide platforms to terrorist groups, but then he is Stupid Henry Payne. Conflating responsible organizations with Right Wing terrorist groups is also typical of Stupid Henry Payne.
mistercatworks over 3 years ago
Looks like an incitement to violence to me. :)
gcottay over 3 years ago
Payne is no far around the bend he no longer believes in private industry.
Ontman over 3 years ago
Biden is now the president. Nuff said.
MikeStiles1 over 3 years ago
Seriously, the Bison Hat Shaman’s all yours, quit trying to pawn him off.
Radish the wordsmith over 3 years ago
The right wingers have to abide by community standards just like everyone else.
And if you don’t, you are banned.
Concretionist over 3 years ago
You know, I think I can solve Henry’s error here. All he has to do is start pushing for Amazon, FaceBook, Twitter, et al. to become government agencies. THEN they WOULD have to allow free speech. Of course that would be anathema to a good right winger (is “good right winger” even POSSIBLE?) so maybe it’s not a solution he can accept.
And even then, I’m sure he’d keep stumbling over the actual, legal limits on free speech, usually summarized by mentioning “can’t yell FIRE in a crowded theater”.
DrDon1 over 3 years ago
Shows why he is the winner of the ‘Payne Stupid’ award ( with poison ivy clusters )!
Retired engineer over 3 years ago
Another right winger demonstrating their profound ignorance of the concept of free speech.
grumpypophobart over 3 years ago
Drawn a veeerrry looong bow here, Henry.
Durak Premium Member over 3 years ago
He gets paid for this crap, oh my god!
T Smith over 3 years ago
So nice to see you siding with Trump’s domestic terrorists.
Radish the wordsmith over 3 years ago
Disinformation dropped 73% after Trump was banned from Twitter.
Liar Trump’s final lie count as president is over 30,000.
Covid spreader Trump’s death count is over 400,000.
pc368dude over 3 years ago
Funny – fascist insurrectionists attacking an imagined enemy of their ‘free speech’ that’s been ruled by Trump and his Republicans for four years.
The Von Domarus principle is strong with this one.
rmfrye Premium Member over 3 years ago
How dense are you Henry. Freedom of speech means free from government interference, not what boundaries private entities may impose. Remember, you’re free to propagate your drivel because the folks that publish your cartoons are willing to do so, and if they stop you still, under the 1st Amendment, have the right to self publish and distribute as you wish.
joshschr Premium Member over 3 years ago
he probably thinks attacking troll farms is infringing on their 1A rights.
ElwoodP over 3 years ago
O.K. guys. When I go into a lefty restaurant with my MAGA hat and a Prolife Tee-shirt and the scumbag owners refuse to serve me that’s o.k. in your sliding-scale-of-morality world?
Li'l Dale over 3 years ago
Twitter, Amazon and Facebook are not examples of free speech…
jpozenel over 3 years ago
Your support for Trumpism over the last 4 years has failed….miserably….bigly.
grange Premium Member over 3 years ago
Henry, they are private companies. They have a right to block not only sedition and hate speech, but anything that violates their community standards.