Dude, I voted for Biden, and even I think they should’ve won this case.
Same here. I voted for Biden, and I do think Judge Bundy should not have ruled as he should in this case. There's a difference between disliking the speech and thinking it should be penalized by the government.
Yes, because as we all know, "standard anti-American Leftists" are against unions and breaking up Amazon, Facebook, and Google.
Mike Masnick's ideology is not something that could be clearly put into a pre-determined box. Do I agree with it 100%? No (especially about the unions). However, it's not on a clear left/right/libertarian/authoritarian spectrum.
They are so aggressively stupid they are fighting to get infected with a highly transmissible virus, which has a readily available vaccine… but they want to only follow their MAGA celebrities advice and reject it… despite the fact that most if not all of these celebrities have been quietly vaccinated themselves regardless of their rhetoric.
My sister who is an emergency doctor living in Miami (don't worry, she's not a Florida Woman; she's one of the good ones) had this to say about the MAGA morons refusing a vaccine and getting infected:
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.
I think that proverb best describes Anti-Vaxxers and MAGA folks.
Not only that, but he served in the George W. Bush administration's second term as the chairman of the SEC. Yet now he's too far left for the current GQP.
Fair enough, and duly noted. That being said, this exception is more akin to a Postmaster General governing the postal service despite the Post Office not only not taking one red cent in tax dollars but being forced to pre-fund their pensions (which is something that no other business does).
It's still something she shouldn't have said because Government Speech carries the force of power: Private Corporations may have space programs but they don't have police forces or nuclear weapons.
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Like Eric Draven?
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Same here. I voted for Biden, and I do think Judge Bundy should not have ruled as he should in this case. There's a difference between disliking the speech and thinking it should be penalized by the government.
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Yes, because as we all know, "standard anti-American Leftists" are against unions and breaking up Amazon, Facebook, and Google.
Mike Masnick's ideology is not something that could be clearly put into a pre-determined box. Do I agree with it 100%? No (especially about the unions). However, it's not on a clear left/right/libertarian/authoritarian spectrum.
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Ironically "Axios" is Greek for "worthy", when this article is anything but.
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My sister who is an emergency doctor living in Miami (don't worry, she's not a Florida Woman; she's one of the good ones) had this to say about the MAGA morons refusing a vaccine and getting infected:
I think that proverb best describes Anti-Vaxxers and MAGA folks.
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I assume the AC to whom you're replying is being sarcastic.
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Though in this case, Koby would be right because it's actual government censorship and not private website moderation.
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three of the last five GOP presidents entered the white house without ever winning the popular vote: Gerald Ford, George W. Bush, and Donald Trump.
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Not only that, but he served in the George W. Bush administration's second term as the chairman of the SEC. Yet now he's too far left for the current GQP.
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What difference does it make if he posts 2 comments or a thousand comments per year? Who appointed you chief of the Techdirt comment police?
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As Justinian has rightly said,
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
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Fee Suggestion for Comcast.
The "You hurt my fee-fee fee: $4.00"
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Are they named after Italian Renaissance Artists?
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Specific Comment Ranking Question.
Hey Leigh, How did this comment rank in the funniest and most insighful comments of the week?
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Fair enough, and duly noted. That being said, this exception is more akin to a Postmaster General governing the postal service despite the Post Office not only not taking one red cent in tax dollars but being forced to pre-fund their pensions (which is something that no other business does).
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§230 definitely wouldn't apply to such a thing because that would be government speech (if such a thing were to exist).
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You click on the pink text, read the comment, and make the judgment for yourself.
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It's still something she shouldn't have said because Government Speech carries the force of power: Private Corporations may have space programs but they don't have police forces or nuclear weapons.
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Here's the thing though: The Nintendo Switch is region-free (that is, there's no regional lockout). Duly noted about proprietary code, though.
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I think what Restless90125 is is best described in German: Lügendummkopf (I'm sure Scary Devil Monastery would have a better word to describe him).
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