I wouldn't be surprised if it was some free speech conservative or group of conservatives that flagged this video and got it taken down.
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Replying to @levi_gay @SortofSalient and
Conservatives have been mass-flagging videos for nonsensical reasons and getting them removed by brute-forcing YouTube's report function for years.
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Replying to @ElectricLizardz @GearyDigit and
I know Contra, Shaun, Sam Seder, David Pakman have all had videos mass flagged in the past. Videos that were highly critical of some conservative shit or another. Unless you want to make the argument it was leftists playing 4D chess, it seems quite likely it was conservatives.
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Replying to @SortofSalient @GearyDigit and
What I would say is if you look at leading Conservative figures you will see that practically all of them support Free Speech and none have called for flagging campaigns whereas many figures on the left like Carlos Maza, for instance, have called for flagging campaigns against...
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Replying to @ElectricLizardz @SortofSalient and
Those they disagree with.
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Replying to @ElectricLizardz @SortofSalient and
the ideals of a person =/= the actions of their fanbase
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Replying to @makutadesrex @SortofSalient and
Most well-known Conservatives have always opposed flagging campaigns or any other form of harassment, You cannot blame someone for something their fans have done.
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Replying to @ElectricLizardz @makutadesrex and
Of course you can blame people for the actions of their fans. Commentators are influencers. If a particular influencer has a particular fan base, that speaks to who they are as a person and serves as an indictment against them. Whether they accept it or not.
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So should you be punished if one of your Twitter followers robs someone?
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