Pamela Geller, a blogger who is infamous for inciting hate against Muslims, cried foul this week after PayPal joined other tech companies in closing the accounts of white supremacists. In a tweet on Monday, Geller revealed that PayPal had decided to ban her website, AtlasShrugs.com, “due to the nature of your activities.” .@PayPal banned me. It’s…
Why do some on the Left favor censorship?
Why do some on the Left favor censorship?
Why do you not understand what censorship is?
No one has told Atlas Juggs that she may not speak.
No one has prosecuted her for her speech.
A for-profit company has decided that, for corporate reasons, it does not wish to be associated any longer with her. Perfectly John Galt behavior — she’s a loser, and they don’t want their brand associated with her.
the trouble with that is that your boss could also fire you (and it has been upheld by the Supremes) for having the ‘wrong’ bumper sticker on your car, for going to the ‘wrong’ rally, for participating in the wrong Party. You either really believe in free speech, i.e. parrhesia, or you don’t. And I am not talking about the US constitution. Mark Twain’s French friend composing his dying speech in case he lost a duel: ” I am dying for the sake of my God, my country, for the right of free speech, and for the universal brotherhood of man”, Samuel told him that was a bit long-winded. When these things become a joke because they’re universal and obvious, that’s fairly good, when they become quaint and outdated, that’s pretty bad.