Anti-speech laws are spreading from states to Congress, and the future of online speech could hang in the balance

    • 👁️👄👁️@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      You are far too charitable to the GOP. They let school shootings happen for the sake of political gain, and they’re actively pushing for child labor and restricting control over your own body.

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      1 year ago

      Any bills labeled “protect the children” is never for protecting children. Same with anything titled “freedom.”

      • Uriel238 [all pronouns]@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        1 year ago

        As it was established by Nixon’s Southern Strategy it’s totally about preserving power (which they use for the highest bidders). Anger and hate keeps their base voting for them.

        But their base is fickle, which is now Donald Trump seized the 2016 Republican Primary from everyone else. And while Trump is facing all his indictments and other player like DeSantis vie to take his place, that base will eventually find another Secret Hitler to fall behind.