It seems unfathomable that we’re even here. The First Amendment is one of our clearer constitutional provisions. “Make no law,” it says, “abridging the freedom of speech.” And yet, with the “Protec…
Undermining the first amendment is the exact point.
It’s not enough to, as Meta is not coincidentally doing, normalize right-wing lies and hatred - it’s also going to be necessary, if the right is to win the proxy war they’re fighting on the behalf of their moneyed class puppet masters, to shut down left-wing media entirely. But that pesky first amendment gets in the way.
And this is a significant incremental step toward overcoming that obstacle.
Undermining the first amendment is the exact point.
It’s not enough to, as Meta is not coincidentally doing, normalize right-wing lies and hatred - it’s also going to be necessary, if the right is to win the proxy war they’re fighting on the behalf of their moneyed class puppet masters, to shut down left-wing media entirely. But that pesky first amendment gets in the way.
And this is a significant incremental step toward overcoming that obstacle.