Tech giant Facebook has announced that it has removed a total of seven million posts about the Wuhan coronavirus between April and June 2020 for containing “harmful” virus misinformation. The platform censored a further 98 million posts across its platforms with warning labels for being “misleading.” Lucas Nolan 12 Aug […]
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Throughout the modern era’s magic bullet conspiracy, aka the dubious public health emergency named COVID-19, we have seen…a mysterious commune between the polarising ideals of left and right. By Dustin Broadbery As the puzzling voice of trade unions scuppers the early easing of lockdown, a strange chorus from friends and allies on the left begs […]
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 […]
Powerful words indeed, and from a Mainstream Media source, no less! Take heed: Masks Do more harm than good! MH Peter Hitchens – Mail on Sunday July 19, 2020 (UK) In the name of Covid, the State has already thrust itself into every corner of our existence. It has come between […]
KGB defector Yuri Bezmenov’s warning to America (1984) greatstephen3 The Four Steps for American Subversion Bezmenov described this process as “a great brainwashing” which has four basic stages. The first stage is called “demoralization” which takes from 15 to 20 years to achieve. According to the former KGB agent, that […]
Witch hunts, excommunication and iconoclasm are back with a vengeance. Dominic FrisbySp!kedMon, 29 Jun 2020 How much of what went on in the Middle Ages and early-modern periods do we look back on with abhorrence and a certain amount of perplexity? Burning witches at the stake, lynch mobs, self-flagellation – […]
It’s a scary time… In the last few weeks, we’ve seen police violence, protests, riots, snitch lines… all framed by the backdrop of a viral pandemic. by Foundation for Economic Education It’s not hard to see that a lot of people are hurting and angry. It’s also not hard to […]
Power politics of the 21st century has acquired a need for legitimacy. And quite rightly so. JUNE 22, 2020 By Dustin Broadbery Gone are the days of marauding despots, kings and thieves, unashamedly plundering, wreaking havoc and having first dibs on the common man’s virgin bride, all under the good name […]
Consider that NZ PM Ardern describes herself as Democratic Socialist. Interesting listen. === In this video we explore why Orwell believed totalitarianism was a great risk in the modern West, contrasting his ideas with those of Aldous Huxley, author of Brave New World. === Get the transcript ► http://academyofideas.com/2017/12/geo… Sign […]
Todd Muller, the new National party leader got a verbal bashing in New Zealand for owning a Trump hat. It’s politically incorrect. So what? It’s better than those pink pussy hats worn by women protesting Trump’s inauguration. by Jo Blogs, Red Sky In The Morning We should worry more about the things […]