(03-03-2023, 11:13 AM)Caldrac Wrote: I don't like it. Why should a blogger have to register anywhere? Seems like an easier way to be targeted and [BLEEP] with by the state for exercising your freedom of speech. Let the court of public opinion handle the common rabble. There's been plenty of people, especially notable influencers such as Alex Jones and Joe Rogan, completely blasted, called out, vilified and hammered publicly for their takes and opinions.

So, again, why should anybody, especially a blogger, have to register for the right to talk [BLEEP] about a politician or politics? It's no different than the bashing we see between the red ties and blue ties in today's arena. How is it any different? Seems like a way of deeming somebody a "homeland threat to democracy" or an "extremist" if you ask me. This conveniently straddles that fine rope of how China is instituting that social credit / score system.

"Oh, you don't like DeSantis it says here on your profile here, well, unfortunately it looks like we're going to decline your services here to fly this plane today, goodbye!". It's all being carefully hidden in fine print behind hate crime speeches apparently. There's always a catch with these crooks. The one thing we should all know by now when it comes to Big Brother. If you give them an inch? They'll take a mile... also, your freedoms, your land, your job, your money, etc"

[BLEEP] these people and [BLEEP] the horse they rode into town on.

I agree with you that its stupid and shouldn't be the job of government to do this, but as L2L said above, activist journalism should be the target here. I think its intentionally extreme to point out the general absurdity of this sort of speech enforcement, and it pushes back against the Left in this arena at their own level using their own tactics against them..

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