So, what do YOU think?

[jargon]

[justjoe]

Free speech as mentioned in our constitution is only in reference to the government's role. It means nothing in terms of private censorship on private platforms such as FB, YouTube, or this site. With that said, foreign governments are wreaking havoc with misinformation campaigns sowing the seed of dissent through social media. Social engineering is fascinating and those social scientists who are being used to deconstruct our unity are doing a great job.

[justjoe]

Again?! GFYYFF! A Canadian taught me that.

[Martin_D]

The so called Canadian is a Quebecer , so GFYYFF !

[justjoe]

Pronounced Kah-NAY-dee-in

On a serious note I thought it was Quebecois. What's the difference between that and Quebecer?

[Doctor350]

Billionaires have a right to exercise their freedoms too.

[Doctor350]

You mean Sir Robert Menzies, one of our Prime Ministers? Way before my time.

But he was a politician, and you know that politicians are like nappies (sorry diapers)

[justjoe]

Full of shit and needing to be changed often.

[justjoe]

Doc, during WWII, Robert Menzies discussed the loss of Freedom of Speech for Australians. In the US, this is a protected right under our Constitution. He stated that your countrymen need to be mindful of losing this freedom.

Here in the US, we have Freedom of Speech protected against the government. We are definitely not protected by oligarchs who control media from suppressing the voice of the majority. People like Zuckerberg, Murdoch, Bloomberg, and their ilk shape public sentiment with their media empires and the little guy loses his voice. Very reminiscent of bygone eras. Money has always been the deciding factor of whose voice is heard.

[Karlb]

[jargon]

Karl, those are the billionaires and social media sites to which I was referring.