When RT was forced to register as a ‘foreign agent’ by American authorities four years ago, it sparked a chain of events that saw the network banned from press events, cut off from potential partners and delisted on social media. RTSun, 06 Jun 2021 Speaking at a roundtable on press […]
Freedom Of Speech
When political data scientist David Shor got fired for sharing research that found peaceful protests were more politically effective than violent protests, a skilled manual laborer in the Mountain West had an idea: Why not create a database of so-called cancelations? Greg PiperJust The NewsTue, 27 Apr 2021 Over the next several […]
Under Jacinda Ardern’s stewardship, New Zealand is becoming a totalitarian state. By Dr Muriel Newman “Totalitarianism: form of government that theoretically permits no individual freedom and that seeks to subordinate all aspects of individual life to the authority of the state.”– Encyclopaedia Britannica Under Jacinda Ardern’s stewardship, New Zealand is […]
Scotland’s highly controversial Hate Crime and Public Order Bill has passed with 82 votes in favor, 32 against, and four abstained. Didi RankovicReclaim the NetFri, 12 Mar 2021 The bill, that has been hotly contested by freedom of speech advocates, builds on the already existing legislation criminalizing what’s termed as “stirring up” hatred against […]
Two contrasting Mainstream Media sources: One champions free and critical thought, the other promotes blind faith in authority. Martin Harris 12/2/21 I often listen to radio talkback show Magic Talk ZB and particularly enjoy host Peter Williams: Controversial and thought provoking, questioning and critical, just as the media, mainstream or […]
If there was a video documenting every second of my life, you can bet it would contain some pretty stupid comments I’ve made over the years. I would also probably be reminded of some opinions I no longer believe. If you’re being honest with yourself, yours likely would be equally […]
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“We just willingly sacrificed the Constitutional rights they fought for in order to hide from a virus with a 997 out of 1000 survival rate…” Stacey RudinAmerican Institute for Economic ResearchTue, 01 Sep 2020 In George Orwell’s classic dystopian novel “1984,” protagonist Winston wonders whether he is the only person […]
A sample of COVID lockdown protest signs and graffiti from around Christchurch recently. I was amused to see several news agencies reporting with horror at the awful “conspiracy” graffiti “defacing” central Christchurch, especially by the Bridge Of Remembrance war memorial and right outside the council offices. It’ pertinent to note […]
Kenan Malik in the Guardian 19 July 2020 reminds us that censorship aids the powerful. This has been almost forgotten in the West where woke authoritarians want to shut down the free exchange of ideas. Free speech is a vital weapon for those struggling for change. Redline rdln.wordpress.com via theBFD The cartoon shows a […]