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SatanBurger · 36-40, F
Trump's Executive Order Censors Free Speech on College Campuses
https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/171563
The Trump Administration Must Stop Censoring Free Speech
https://www.authorsguild.org/industry-advocacy/the-trump-administration-must-stop-censoring-free-speech/
Truth Social already censoring content, bans user who made fun of Trump Media CEO
https://mashable.com/article/trump-truth-social-free-speech-bans
"Trump never threatening to take people's guns away" is just touting the party line since conservatives are so pro gun. For the record, that's kind of an issue I don't care about but it's basically the party line to be so pro gun so of course Trump isn't going to want gun control so this is moot and proves little.
https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/171563
The Trump Administration Must Stop Censoring Free Speech
https://www.authorsguild.org/industry-advocacy/the-trump-administration-must-stop-censoring-free-speech/
Truth Social already censoring content, bans user who made fun of Trump Media CEO
https://mashable.com/article/trump-truth-social-free-speech-bans
"Trump never threatening to take people's guns away" is just touting the party line since conservatives are so pro gun. For the record, that's kind of an issue I don't care about but it's basically the party line to be so pro gun so of course Trump isn't going to want gun control so this is moot and proves little.
BizSuitStacy · M
@SatanBurger LOL. Do you ever bother to read beyond the headlines?
Note...the article never references the actual executive order, EO 13864.
Here's what the article says:
So, public universities such as UC Berkeley were prohibiting conservatives only from speaking on campus. So who was practicing censorship in this case: Trump or UCB?
If a public university was preventing socialists from speaking on campus, every lefty in the country would be in full karen mode.
Leftist hypocrisy at its finest! Thanks for playing.
Here's the actual EO
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/03/26/2019-05934/improving-free-inquiry-transparency-and-accountability-at-colleges-and-universities
Note...the article never references the actual executive order, EO 13864.
Here's what the article says:
The language of the March 21st executive order is nebulous, but seems to imply that colleges and universities will lose federal funds if there choose not to host certain speakers. This is, as should be obvious, the opposite of free speech.
So, public universities such as UC Berkeley were prohibiting conservatives only from speaking on campus. So who was practicing censorship in this case: Trump or UCB?
A university has every right to decide who will speak on its campus, and the community certainly has the right to object to certain speakers, who are normally paid from the budget generated by student activity fees.
So...the author admits that Berkeley is practicing censorship, claiming the University has the right. That is 🐂💩, of course. Those "student activity fees" come from tax dollars and tuition paid by both liberals and conservatives. If a public university was preventing socialists from speaking on campus, every lefty in the country would be in full karen mode.
Leftist hypocrisy at its finest! Thanks for playing.
Here's the actual EO
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/03/26/2019-05934/improving-free-inquiry-transparency-and-accountability-at-colleges-and-universities
JimBeam · M
SatanBurger · 36-40, F
@BizSuitStacy Trump was still trying it, I do believe that the meme says that "trump has NEVER" when he has indeed tried. Also, with the university in question in that same article, it said that the speaker who didn't show up canceled due to threats of OUTSIDE groups not related to the college campus itself. I'll give you a pass though.
BizSuitStacy · M
@SatanBurger
Sure...by punishing a PUBLIC university for obvious censorship. But hey...liberals often stand on their heads and claim the rest of the world is upside down.
Trump was still trying it
Sure...by punishing a PUBLIC university for obvious censorship. But hey...liberals often stand on their heads and claim the rest of the world is upside down.
SatanBurger · 36-40, F
@BizSuitStacy It wasn't the university that banned them, they decided not to show up because of threats from outside groups not related to the university.
BizSuitStacy · M
@SatanBurger Wrong again. Berkeley settled a lawsuit over discriminating against conservative speakers.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-california-lawsuit-ucberkeley-idUSKBN1O22K4
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-california-lawsuit-ucberkeley-idUSKBN1O22K4