Yeah, they’re role is ostensibly in preventing most forms of censorship, and championing the notion that the way to curb shitty speech is with more speech. NOT by silencing things which run contrary to our sacred cows and favorite icons
I do recall reading somewhere that women throughout the industrialized world have seen their breast size increase substantially since the mid-20th Century. Sadly, risks of cancer increase along with this
Jon Stewart was on the air prior to Bush II’s election, and throughout his reign. This didn’t prevent B II from getting re-elected, and he remained a highly popular president until his final year in office. Our lionization of entertainers is nothing short of bizarre
“Nah, this is what happens when we put corporations in charge of censorship”
Corporate America and Uncle Sam are already hand in glove on this front https://www.rstreet.org/commentary/podcast-censorship-is-a-big-government-problem-not-a-big-tech-problem/
"This incident has resulted in over 60 deaths and 160 injuries, some of which are critical”
The rest are of them very mild… Don’t spend more than a minute sweating one of the most formidable war machines on Earth obstructing you and family’s access to rudimentary first aid. Just throw a kerchief around that hemorrhaging stump where your 3 year old’s left leg used to be, and enjoy the lovely Mediterranean spring weather
You didn’t answer the very simple question “What are you bent out of shape over, and what sort of action do you fantasize about taking?”
So the government is made up of human beings, who often don’t quite mean what they say, and have ulterior motives. That’s more shocking than learning that Robert Kardashian wasn’t especially active in the lives of his daughters
“i’m married”
Hell, you could use a couple of months in Amsterdam then
You clearly need a road trip to Vegas, where you can spend a few days getting laid
We we’re all surprised that a politician who’s always held dark complexioned people in contempt throughout his career isn’t having a change of heart today
Be more specific. What exactly are you bent out of shape over, and what sort of cruelty do you believe is justified in rectifying it?
I’m delighted and relieved to learn that you weren’t advocating physical assault. As said in my initial reply, you and I are in agreement that societap censorship is out of hand
She kept her clothes on throughout the runtime, so audiences justifiably walked away thinking “We were fucking cheated”
More fellas today could benefit from taking a cue or 80 from Buddy Love https://youtu.be/HQ2dJnVqd6g?si=fPfoOhEpT-1kqopk
Get interested… Your life will be enriched immensely, in a little over 3 minutes
You’ll walk away with a greater appreciation of the classics after clicking on that link
There are many Muslims on my father’s side of the family, and I’ve spent every day of Biden’s presidency fuming also… A fella who was a zealous supporter of The Invasion Of Iraq during the years in which it was politically expedient to be so, and who’s always been a rabid champion of drone strikes, hasn’t been more sympathetic to the day to day struggles of both me and others of my ethnicity
Next, we’ll be reading of a male celebrity who marketed himself as an Intersectionalist ally being arrested for smuggling pre-pubescent kids out of Central America and into The US, so that he could subject them to gang rape parties at his mansion in The Hollywood Hills each weekend
Another Day In Paradise https://youtu.be/Qt2mbGP6vFI?si=sAGvRL28ko4CZ6LR is more like it
If you were actually encouraging people to burn down churches, shoot up synagogues, and bomb mosques while folks are in there worshipping, that ain’t protected speech under The First Amendment.
That said, we’re in something approaching agreement… “Safetyism” has effectively made most quarters of our society places where it’s NOT safe to say much of anything. I’ve had my share of posts deleted here on lemmy also, for the most vague, specious rationales. What’s described here https://sheckymagazine.libsyn.com/is-comedy-inherently-masculine has infected more than just comedy clubs now
“Lol why would the governmentprevent censorship?”
In The US, The Constitution explicitly entrusts the government to uphold our civil liberties, free speech included. THAT’S why it’s incumbent upon us citizens to hold our civic leaders accountable for doing so