Happy with censorship?

Iwas glad to see the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) finally woke up about civil rights violations against conservatives.

Last Friday, the ACLU warned that the suspension of President Trump’s social media accounts amounted to “unchecked power” by Big Tech companies like Twitter and Facebook. The governments of France and Germany also spoke out against Big Tech censorship. That “unchecked power” is growing with Apple and Amazon piling on and removing Parler, a conservative alternative to Twitter, from their respective stores and hosting platforms. First it was Alex Jones, then other conservatives like the POTUS and now alternative media. Who or what is next?

Every single American, no matter their political stripe, should be outraged at private companies censoring people up to and including the President of the United States. These companies are supposed to be mere hosting platforms with legal protections for what is “published” on their sites. It’s time to remove any legal protections and pursue anti-trust actions against all the Big Tech companies.

Any fool happy about the removals should be ashamed and reminded of the words of Pastor Martin Niemöller regarding the (real) Nazi Party in WWII Germany, in pertinent part: “First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out because I was not a socialist.” He then relates how the Nazis went after trade unionists and Jews, but he did nothing as he was neither a trade unionist or a Jew. The Nazis eventually imprisoned Pastor Niemöller who was lucky enough to survive his imprisonment.

It’s obvious that the recent actions were highly coordinated by Big Tech. It’s also apparent that Democrats appear to be happy with the censorship. How disgusting is that?

Matthew Ditzhazy

Palmdale