{"id":1453464,"date":"2022-04-25T19:29:36","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T23:29:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1453464"},"modified":"2022-04-25T19:29:42","modified_gmt":"2022-04-25T23:29:42","slug":"progressives-launch-attacks-against-immigrant-free-speech-in-defense-of-democracy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/progressives-launch-attacks-against-immigrant-free-speech-in-defense-of-democracy\/","title":{"rendered":"Progressives Launch Attacks Against Immigrant, Free Speech In Defense Of Democracy"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fprogressives-launch-attacks-against-immigrant-free-speech-in-defense-of-democracy%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1453464&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/04\/Untitled-design-54.png?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>In what is supposed to be a robust defense of democratic principles, progressives have launched an all-out attack on an immigrant and free speech as they apoplectically meltdown over Elon Musk\u2019s successful bid to buy Twitter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On Monday, Twitter accepted Musk\u2019s $44 billion bid to buy the company and take it private. With Twitter\u2019s new owner comes a new dedication to free speech on the site.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cFree speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity are debated,\u201d Musk said in a statement on Monday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>CNN\u2019s resident arbiter of truth and justice, Brian Stelter, was one of the first to sound the alarms over the dangers that free speech poses to the American form of government.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIf you get invited to something where there are no rules, where there is total freedom for everybody, do you actually want to go to that party or are you going to decide to stay home?\u201d Stelter pondered. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Stelter on Elon Musk buying Twitter: &#8220;If you get invited to something where there are no rules, where there is total freedom for everybody, do you actually want to go to that party or are you going to decide to stay home?&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rhSmF04OUk\">pic.twitter.com\/rhSmF04OUk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Washington Free Beacon (@FreeBeacon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FreeBeacon\/status\/1518670415056494592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>The NAACP\u2019s president was more direct in his request. He wants Musk to keep a former President of the United States off the site.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cMr. Musk: Do not allow 45 to return to the platform. Do not allow Twitter to become a petri dish for hate speech, misinformation or disinformation,\u201d tweeted NAACP President Derrick Johnson. \u201cProtecting our democracy is of utmost importance.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mr. Musk: Do not allow 45 to return to the platform. Do not allow Twitter to become a petri dish for hate speech, misinformation or disinformation. Protecting our democracy is of utmost importance. <\/p>\n<p>Mr. Musk: Lives are at risk, and so is American democracy.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Twitter?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Twitter<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ElonMusk?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ElonMusk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Derrick Johnson (@DerrickNAACP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DerrickNAACP\/status\/1518671800946802691?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>\u201cMr. Musk: Lives are at risk, and so is American democracy,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>To a leftist, in order to protect democracy, democratically-elected presidents must not be allowed to speak in the new public square.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Prior to the deal going through, The Washington Post \u2014 the Jeff Bezos owned-newspaper whose tagline is \u201cDemocracy Dies in Darkness\u201d \u2014<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/elon-musks-twitter-investment-could-be-bad-news-for-free-speech\/2022\/04\/04\/ab93b742-b43d-11ec-8358-20aa16355fb4_story.html\"> <span>published<\/span><\/a><span> a Bloomberg opinion column that warned that \u201cit\u2019s not ideal to have a free speech absolutist who isn\u2019t absolutely in favor of free speech at the helm of \u2014 or even close to \u2014 a media company.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Indeed, the Post\u2019s columnist Max Boot even tweeted, \u201cI am frightened by the impact on society and politics if Elon Musk acquires Twitter. He seems to believe that on social media anything goes. For democracy to survive, we need more content moderation, not less.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In other words, Boot is essentially saying that we must limit free speech for the sake of democracy, silence voices for the sake of freedom, and censor wrong-think to promote liberty.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Does any of that make sense to you?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Musk, of course, was born in South Africa. He is now a U.S. citizen. Critics like Matt Cortland, a progressive attorney, aren\u2019t praising the man for his contributions to our multi-cultural society \u2014 as leftists see America. Instead, Cortland is <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattbc\/status\/1518632552323497986\">warning<\/a> that \u201cWe are losing. Fascism is winning.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Of course, as The Daily Wire has<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/five-ridiculous-attempts-to-cancel-conservatives-and-one-major-solution\"> <span>previously reported<\/span><\/a><span>, the Left has a strange definition of being \u201canti-fascist\u201d these days. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>To a progressive, if you are anti-fascist, you must express your solidarity with the government and big corporations on the social justice issue du jour.\u00a0 Anyone who fails to do so \u2014 according to their logic \u2014 must be subjected to browbeating, cancelation, and intimidation. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Those who don\u2019t fall in line must be doxxed and have their employers contacted, and anybody sponsoring their business or paying for their product is to be skewered as a bigot worthy of societal banishment \u2014 all in the name of tolerance, freedom, and justice. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Well, it would appear that Musk now falls into that category. Despite Musk claiming to support trans in the past, in December 2020 he tweeted that was not a fan of the different use of pro-nouns.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u00a0<\/span><span>\u201cI absolutely support trans, but all these pronouns are an esthetic nightmare,\u201d he claimed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Regardless of his support, that slight variation from the progressive movement was part of the reason they now seem to hate him. Agree with them on everything or get out of their way. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Well, now progressives are threatening to get out his way by leaving the platform.\u00a0 One user stated, \u201cAs a trans woman I cannot use this platform without detriment to my mental health due to all the hate speech and personal attacks. It is quite possibly the case for many, if not most trans people here. Is calling trans people \u2018groomers,\u2019 \u2018pedos,\u2019 \u2018perverts\u2019 etc. \u2018free speech\u2019?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">As a trans woman I cannot use this platform without detriment to my mental health due to all the hate speech and personal attacks. It is quite possibly the case for many, if not most trans people here. Is calling trans people &#8220;groomers&#8221;, &#8220;pedos&#8221;, &#8220;perverts&#8221; etc. &#8220;free spech&#8221;?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Maja Heban (@HebanMaja) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HebanMaja\/status\/1518627578176851970?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Whether or not individuals like that actually leave the platform remains to be seen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Whatever the case, the important thing to remember is that those speaking out against free speech, immigrants, and America\u2019s former president having the right to express his thoughts on Twitter are the true defenders of American democracy. Or at least that\u2019s what they would like you to believe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The views expressed in this piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. We believe in our country, in the value of truth and the freedom to speak it, and in the right to challenge tyranny wherever we see it. 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