Blocked on Twitter by @PaulsHardware

[Shabtai1024]

Just got blocked on Twitter by @paulshardware for suggesting imprisoning people who've never been suspected (at least by anyone in actual authority), let alone convicted, of any crime might be a bit fascist.  Granted, political prisoners are common in any authoritarian regime be it fascist, communist, etc. but, whereas communism disallows any personal gain whatsoever requiring all be equally(at least in theory) sustained by the state, fascism simply requires that all individuals be governed/regulated/controlled for the greater good of the state(Socialism would have you replace the word "state" with "people" but, as history has shown us time and again, both ultimately refer to an elitist oligarchy who believe themselves better able to profitably control their fellow people's lives than they are themselves).  Fortunately, we live in a democratic republic and, though we daily grow closer to the socialist ideal so wonderfully envisioned in "1984", we have not yet reached the point where prosecutors are above the law and people may be imprisoned for making a living or expressing an opinion that does not tip its hat to the powers-that-be.  Suggesting that they should be, regardless of what flavor of authoritarian govt. you ascribe to(knowingly or not), is dangerous in a way that no-one whose family has not been subject to a midnight knock on the door from the "authorities" can understand.

 

If believe people to be guilty of a crime, find proof and bring it to the authorities.  Suspicion is not guilt and the intimation that such should be sufficient grounds for punishment is a very dangerous and slippery slope indeed.  It's not funny.

[AlTech]

These days people can't handle the truth or what HAS to be done.

[techguru]

im not even american..and I hope trump wins

[Bhav]

That's most of the internet for you? Post any opinion that people don't like and you get banned / silenced.

 

One huge reason that sets this forum apart from the rest is we get to say what we want. I hope that never changes.

[SImoHayha]

5 minutes ago, Bhav said:

That's most of the internet for you? Post any opinion that people don't like and you get banned / silenced.

 

One huge reason that sets this forum apart from the rest is we get to say what we want. I hope that never changes.

For the most part anyway