Conservative Treehouse is deplatformed

[Crazyhole]

The Treehouse is Deplatformed... - The Last Refuge

Most CTH readers are likely aware of the term “deplatforming.” Unfortunately, the big tech control mechanism to shut down speech & assembly has now arrived on our doorstep. One week after the 2020 presidential election, The Conservative Treehouse received the following notification: …”given the...

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I imagine we will start seeing a lot more of this.

 

[fried-chicken]

Cry for more regulation my libertarian friend

 

[UCFCray]

These same folks championed behind a business' right not to provide a wedding cake to a gay couple because it went against his beliefs will now be up in arms over another business' right not to provide services to a group whose beliefs go against their own.

 

[Crazyhole]

Cry for more regulation my libertarian friend

That's the last thing I want. These guys have other options to find a platform.

 

[sk8knight]

These same folks championed behind a business' right not to provide a wedding cake to a gay couple because it went against his beliefs will now be up in arms over another business' right not to provide services to a group whose beliefs go against their own.

True. The only sticking point in your attempt to paint people as hypocrites is that the Constitution expressly prohibits government from making laws respecting religion and political beliefs do not equate to religious beliefs. So there is some justification in being concerned that the government is forcing people to espouse things that are not in their religious belief system.

As for private entities doing it, I really have no issue with it until big companies use the power of their governmental lobbies to slant the regulatory field against market entry thus making it impossible to bring an opposing viewpoint to market.

 

[fried-chicken]

That's the last thing I want. These guys have other options to find a platform.

So praise the free market at work then.

 

[Crazyhole]

So praise the free market at work then.

Agreed. With things like this becoming more and more prevalent, it creates an opening for competition. This is a much better scenario than things like the fairness doctrine where the government dictates what is fair and what is not.

 

[ChrisKnight06]

Should I be concerned that I clicked that link on my work VPN? 😨