Why would it not be illegal? They can't discriminate based on race, sex, sexual orientation and things like that but they can discriminate based on political leanings? I'm not saying the monopoly part isn't bad, been screaming about this for years that it's wrong, but I can't understand how all of these sites can just discriminate against people and claim the people are promoting violent rhetoric even when they are not. I hope to hell this backfires on all of these corporations and they get a well-deserved smackdown. They have far too much power and influence.
They can't discriminate based on race, sex, sexual orientation and things like that but they can discriminate based on political leanings?
They invent special words - "diffamation", "hate speech" and all other crap for it. They label everything they want with that words and it became "not kosher" for everybody in business. If some business have a deal with you, marked as supporter of "diffamation" or "hate speech" that business is marked too.
They can't discriminate based on race, sex, sexual orientation and things like that but they can discriminate based on political leanings?
Correct. You can't discriminate based on race and sex because there's laws that stop that. The logic is that race and sex are immutable properties of your person, while politics are not. (you can change your politics if you want to associate with someone)
Federally, sexual orientation used to be something you could discriminate against until the supreme court found new rights that aren't written in the constitution. (how a "right" can force someone else to do something is beyond me)
In my opinion the problem is not only the monopolies but the fact that we think corporations should have rights to do what they want. They only exist because of the government.
Why would it not be illegal? They can't discriminate based on race, sex, sexual orientation and things like that but they can discriminate based on political leanings? I'm not saying the monopoly part isn't bad, been screaming about this for years that it's wrong, but I can't understand how all of these sites can just discriminate against people and claim the people are promoting violent rhetoric even when they are not. I hope to hell this backfires on all of these corporations and they get a well-deserved smackdown. They have far too much power and influence.
They invent special words - "diffamation", "hate speech" and all other crap for it. They label everything they want with that words and it became "not kosher" for everybody in business. If some business have a deal with you, marked as supporter of "diffamation" or "hate speech" that business is marked too.
It is so very wrong.
Yes, it is. But they don't care. It had to be stopped at the moment when ADL was established. Now it is too late.
So true :(
Welcome to America. The land where words have become more important than action.
It's worldwide. Everywhere and coordinated from single source.
Correct. You can't discriminate based on race and sex because there's laws that stop that. The logic is that race and sex are immutable properties of your person, while politics are not. (you can change your politics if you want to associate with someone)
Federally, sexual orientation used to be something you could discriminate against until the supreme court found new rights that aren't written in the constitution. (how a "right" can force someone else to do something is beyond me)
In my opinion the problem is not only the monopolies but the fact that we think corporations should have rights to do what they want. They only exist because of the government.