The global clamor to shut people up has been growing for a while, and we are now entering the full Third Reich phase of the censorship regime.
No, I am not referring to Nazis working to silence people–we aren’t QUITE there yet. Instead, I am referring to Robert Reich’s suggestion in his opinion piece: a call for all good and decent governments around the world to threaten Elon Musk with jail if he doesn’t agree to shut up himself and silence all people who disagree with Robert Reich.
On what planet is it true that “free-speech rights under the First Amendment don’t take precedence over [vague assertions of what’s in] the public interest”?
This is incredibly disturbing and also happens to be the dominant view on speech on the left.
Tim Walz’s Attorney General is celebrating blocking free speech in Brazil.
