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    1. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 7 Aug 2018
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      Michael Tracey Retweeted Glenn Greenwald

      I've been accused countless times over the past 24 hours of "defending Alex Jones" -- again, it's so much easier to scream about how horrible he is than to grapple with the grave implications of his sudden cross-platform banishmenthttps://twitter.com/ggreenwald/status/1026933709507837952 …

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      Glenn GreenwaldVerified account @ggreenwald
      Aside from the utterly obnoxious & disingenuous equating of censorship opposition with "defending Alex Jones," this faith that Mark Zuckerberg, Google execs & their friends will faithfully and benevolently decide what is "hate speech" is just laughable https://theintercept.com/2017/08/29/in-europe-hate-speech-laws-are-often-used-to-suppress-and-punish-left-wing-viewpoints/ … https://twitter.com/daviddoel/status/1026515428393279488 …
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    2. Glenn Greenwald‏Verified account @ggreenwald 7 Aug 2018
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      The world's dumbest and/or most deceitful people have always been those who equate "I defend X's right to speak" with "I defend X and their ideas." It's the scummiest tactic there is. They did it to Chomsky when he opposed prosecuting a Holocaust denierhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-oV42OMQoE&t= …

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      Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 7 Aug 2018
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      The refusal to even think about the broader significance, precedents, etc. has been really disturbing. You are just expected celebrate that bad guy Alex Jones got what he had coming, and give thanks to the tech giants for being such benevolent protectors of the public

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        2. Glenn Greenwald‏Verified account @ggreenwald 7 Aug 2018
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          That's been the tactic of censors for centuries: they start with someone who is so utterly hated and marginalized that everyone is blinded by their hatred for the first censorship target that they cheer, and forget that they're endorsing a principle & power that will then expand.

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        3. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 7 Aug 2018
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          The newly-entrenched "Alex Jones principle" will now be used against anyone who can be described as promoting "dehumanizing" or "hateful" speech. Jones is the perfect test case because no one wants to be caught dead "defending" him. It's all so predictable and depressing.

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        2. Ambassador Mx. Chara Dreamer, aka "Boomer Chara"‏ @ambassadorchara 7 Aug 2018
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          love the strawman "argument" that those of us who are slightly surprised and pleased Facebook finally lived up to a bare minimum of social responsibility are FOND OF FACEBOOK they've been silencing minorities and leftist voices forever, not that any centrist gives a flying f**k

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        1. David‏ @coredump27 7 Aug 2018
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          Equating support for free speech as also being support of the likes of Alex Jones is just pitiful. What the hell is wrong with these people? Are they completely incapable of critical thought?

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        1. Mugatu‏ @Artanis71 7 Aug 2018
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          You rightfully point out concerns of tech companies controlling speech is not defending Jones but then say someone who thinks Jones should be banned due to a history of inciting violence (not simply hate) as fawning over and trusting tech giants, neither characterization is fair.

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        1. Lennie Clark‏ @lenniearizona 7 Aug 2018
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          Now… If they said that he would not be allowed to speak at all and that it was hate speech in the public forum… Such as some European countries do… And yes that would be a violation of his free speech. But who knows maybe taking a cue from Jones this is all just an act lol

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        1. ellegaunt‏ @ellegaunt 7 Aug 2018
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          My god you’re full of yourself. There are other possibilities you haven’t even thought of, buddy.

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        2. Bjorn Larsen‏ @bjorn 7 Aug 2018
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          So you trust the current government to curtail things judiciously?

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        1. Doctor_Evil‏ @omyomy96 7 Aug 2018
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          Basically you're for censorship. Plain and simple.

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        1. Bjorn Larsen‏ @bjorn 7 Aug 2018
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          For once, yes.

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        1. Casey Atchison‏ @RB_Atch 15 Aug 2018
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          It’s the velvet glove of inverted totalitarianism. @ChrisLynnHedges @joerogan @jimmy_dore @LeeCamp @miserablelib @RonPlacone @BlackSocialists @RealTimBlack

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        2. Lennie Clark‏ @lenniearizona 7 Aug 2018
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          nobody has taken his free speech… He can start his own website he can go outside and scream on the corner if he is loved us so much the people he attracts will still help him out those are private corporations they don’t have to keep anybody on that they don’t want including me

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        2. C Johnson ⏳ Free J Assange‏ @CJlegalBeagle 7 Aug 2018
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          Mostly Democrats pushing for and cheerleading this the entire way through, and pushing for more, raises some very thorny constitutional questions. Not to mention doing it a few months before an election.

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        3. Bjorn Larsen‏ @bjorn 7 Aug 2018
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          Bjorn Larsen Retweeted Lennie Clark

          No it doesn’t.https://twitter.com/lennieforsenate/status/1026940632487477248 …

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          Lennie Clark @lenniearizona
          Replying to @mtracey @ggreenwald
          nobody has taken his free speech… He can start his own website he can go outside and scream on the corner if he is loved us so much the people he attracts will still help him out those are private corporations they don’t have to keep anybody on that they don’t want including me
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        1. Tumultuous‏ @TumultuousDon 7 Aug 2018
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          Tumultuous Retweeted Tumultuous

          As opposed to asking this poignant question...👇https://twitter.com/tumultuous_don/status/1026913619798355970?s=19 …

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          Tumultuous @TumultuousDon
          SO...NO ONE FINDS IT THE LEAST BIT ODD THAT YOU HAVE YET TO SEE THE EVIDENCE BEHIND ALL THESE LYING CLAIMS ABOUT #AlexJones #AlexJonesShow & #infowars ?? NOT STRANGE AT ALL THAT THEY TELL YOU NOT TO GO TO http://infowars.com  & SEE FOR YOURSELF PROOF THAT @infowars IS RIGHT? pic.twitter.com/YV1oxe7jnK
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