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Time Columnist Denounces Free Speech as a White Man’s “Obsession”
« on: May 01, 2022, 02:35:06 PM »
Time Columnist Denounces Free Speech as a White Man’s “Obsession”
https://jonathanturley.org/2022/05/01/why-does-musk-care-so-much-about-this-time-magazine-column-denounces-free-speech-as-a-white-mans-obsession/

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It has become depressingly common to read unrelenting attacks on free speech in the Washington Post and other newspapers. The anti-free speech movement has been embraced by Democratic leaders, including President Joe Biden, as well as academics who now claim “China was right” on censorship. However, a Time magazine column by national correspondent Charlotte Alter was still shocking in how mainstream anti-free speech views have become. Alter denounces free speech as basically a white man’s “obsession.”


What is most striking about the column is Alter’s apparent confusion over why anyone like Musk would even care about the free speech of others. She suggests that Musk is actually immoral for spending money to restore free speech rather than on social welfare or justice issues.

She suggests that supporting free speech is some disgusting extravagance like buying Fabergé eggs.

“Why does Musk care so much about this? Why would a guy who has pushed the boundaries of electric-vehicle manufacturing and plumbed the limits of commercial space flight care about who can say what on Twitter?”

The answer, not surprisingly, is about race and privilege. Alter cites Jason Goldman, who was an early figure shaping the Twitter censorship policies before he joined the Obama administration. Goldman declared, “free speech has become an obsession of the mostly white, male members of the tech elite” who “would rather go back to the way things were.”

Free speech is white supremacy states the left.  :mental:
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Re: Time Columnist Denounces Free Speech as a White Man’s “Obsession”
« Reply #1 on: May 01, 2022, 03:01:12 PM »
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She suggests that Musk is actually immoral for spending money to restore free speech rather than on social welfare or justice issues.

Interesting. She doesn't realize free speech is a social issue? She doesn't think the power to censor will hurt minorities?
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Re: Time Columnist Denounces Free Speech as a White Man’s “Obsession”
« Reply #2 on: May 01, 2022, 04:00:51 PM »
Strangely, given her claim, she is a female speaking quite freely. Is she also non-white and speaking freely?
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Re: Time Columnist Denounces Free Speech as a White Man’s “Obsession”
« Reply #3 on: May 02, 2022, 10:51:06 AM »
The fascists hate free speech.  They love dropping accusations of racism to shut up people who oppose their plans to lead us poor plebs to a better life than we can possibly imagine, with them running all our actions, decisions and thoughts.  Kind of surprised it took this long for one of their mouthpieces to generate this connection.   
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Re: Time Columnist Denounces Free Speech as a White Man’s “Obsession”
« Reply #4 on: May 02, 2022, 07:52:10 PM »
Got around to DDGing Charlotte Alter. She's a White Woke-ista.
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