> The recent case with the baker was extending the protection of human rights to gay couples.
So is it a "human right" to use a business's services even if they don't want you to, or not? Be consistent. If it is, it's a human right violation to politically deplatform people.
> has been specifically targeted not for political reasons
This is obvious bullshit to anyone who follows youtube/twitter/facebook censorship drama. Tons of people have been deplatformed without having e.g. harassed anyone.
> they were spreading hate speech
Is this supposed to impress us? That something someone said falls under this recently-made-up category that coincidentally includes a bunch of factual rightist talking points?
> There's still plenty of content around mainstream conservatism
I'm sure you feel that way, but conservatives certainly don't agree with you.
> I think any attempt to argue a slippery slope isn't valid
There's not a slippery slope argument here - YouTube, Twitter, and others have deleted content that many conservatives think is obviously fine and within the bounds of civil discourse.
Here are two related things that came up in my feed literally today:
So is it a "human right" to use a business's services even if they don't want you to, or not? Be consistent. If it is, it's a human right violation to politically deplatform people.
> has been specifically targeted not for political reasons
This is obvious bullshit to anyone who follows youtube/twitter/facebook censorship drama. Tons of people have been deplatformed without having e.g. harassed anyone.
> they were spreading hate speech
Is this supposed to impress us? That something someone said falls under this recently-made-up category that coincidentally includes a bunch of factual rightist talking points?
> There's still plenty of content around mainstream conservatism
I'm sure you feel that way, but conservatives certainly don't agree with you.
> I think any attempt to argue a slippery slope isn't valid
There's not a slippery slope argument here - YouTube, Twitter, and others have deleted content that many conservatives think is obviously fine and within the bounds of civil discourse.
Here are two related things that came up in my feed literally today:
https://www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2020/5/26/21270290/you...
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1201181