Pornography:
On the other hand, I see nothing wrong with showing the naked body, and I see nothing wrong with showing mutual, loving sex. With some films, it is an intrinsic part of the story.
Incitement to violence:
Now that is one thing that should be censored. But the censors must realize they should not be too broad in their definitions. Criticism of the behaviour of a group of people is not the same as telling others to attack them. And when someone is only speaking facts, now that should never be censored. How can a problem ever be tackled when no-one is willing to talk about it?
Jacinta Nampijinpa Price is a lady unafraid to speak about it. She is hoping for election to parliament in May (2019) and might then have a little more power to do something about it. Being Aboriginal herself, is some protection against the far-too-effective insult of 'racist.' But all the same, Price is very unpopular in certain quarters. She has had death threats.
'Hate speech.'
A dictionary definition: (Merriam-Webster dictionary)
Legal Definition of hate speech : speech that is intended to insult, offend, or intimidate a person because of some trait (as race, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, or disability)
In many countries, there are penalties in law for 'hate speech.' The problem is that people are defining hate speech more and more loosely until real problems cannot be spoken of, because someone else will call it 'racism' or 'hate speech.'
But speaking fact is never hate speech.
And there should be NO censoring of opinion simply because the authorities (or the censor) disagrees with what the person says, or does not like the facts that he airs.
Several commentators are facing censorship.
And there should be NO censoring of opinion simply because the authorities (or the censor) disagrees with what the person says, or does not like the facts that he airs.
Several commentators are facing censorship.
Alex Jones is one who has been removed from social media. His 'Infowars' has been wiped from social media platforms. I found him interesting for a while, for his conspiracy theories, some of them quite absurd, others I judged as possible.But maybe one of his theories had too much truth for someone's liking, and he has lost his platform.
Another is 'Proud Boys.' I have never seen anything about this group, so looked them up. They say about themselves, "The Proud Boys confuse the media because the group is anti-SJW without being alt-right. "Western chauvinist" includes all races, religions, and sexual preferences."
(SJW means 'social justice warrior.')
(SJW means 'social justice warrior.')
On the other hand, Wikipedia says they are "a far-right neo-fascist organization that admits only men as members and promotes political violence. It is based in the United States and has a presence in Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom."
But I take that with a grain of salt, as the media has a record of calling anyone 'far right' who are not deeply Leftist.
Milo Yiannopoulos has been banned from some platforms, and he was not allowed a visa for a planned speaking tour of Australia. (April, 2019)
He wrote a book, had a publisher, but the publisher decided to drop him, so he had to self publish.
Some commentators have been 'shadow-banned,' which means that their posts reach only a small audience. It is underhanded, as the commentator does not know he is being censored.
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| Milo Yiannopoulos |
He wrote a book, had a publisher, but the publisher decided to drop him, so he had to self publish.
Some commentators have been 'shadow-banned,' which means that their posts reach only a small audience. It is underhanded, as the commentator does not know he is being censored.
Even ordinary people, like myself, run the risk of being accused of 'violating the standards' of facebook if we dare to talk of unpopular subjects. With the increasing censorship, facebook is already becoming less relevant. It may soon go the way of 'Myspace.' But right now, because so many people use it, one can still learn things that are happening across the world, things that print and TV media will consider either not newsworthy, or the 'wrong' message.
Censorship by 'shouting down.' It has become a standard tactic now to 'shout down' speakers whose views other people do not wish to hear.
Bettina Arndt was shouted down when she tried to demonstrate that the story of a 'rape culture' in colleges was actually nonsense.
Censorship by the threat of job loss:
A basic teaching of Christianity is that good people go to heaven and bad people go to hell. Also that if one accepts Jesus Christ as your saviour, and you 'repent,' then you are saved from hell.
Israel Folau is a Rugby player, but also, he is one of those Christians who firmly believes in this teaching, would prefer that others not go to hell, so he tells them to look to Jesus.
So he posts a meme on Twitter:
Israel Folau is a Rugby player, but also, he is one of those Christians who firmly believes in this teaching, would prefer that others not go to hell, so he tells them to look to Jesus.
So he posts a meme on Twitter:
"WARNING Drunks Homosexuals Adulterers Liars Fornicators Thieves Atheists Idolaters, HELL AWAITS YOU. REPENT! ONLY JESUS SAVES."
In other words, he repeats Christian teaching.
For that, his sporting contract, supposed to be worth $4 million, has been terminated, though he does have one more day to appeal the decision, (as at 17/4/19.) Maybe he will sue - discriminination on the basis of religion.)
Dr. Peter Ridd called for better quality control of science reports. He said that 'peer-reviewed' papers are not necessarily any more than friends approving what friends say. This man is a scientist and it is his own area of expertise. He lost his job.
(https://davepellowe.com/dr-peter-ridd-on-academic-freedom-the-great-barrier-reef/)
He took it to court, and on the 16th April, 2019: a court ruled that his loss of job was 'unlawful.' But I cannot imagine that he will be very comfortable in that work environment (James Cook University) if he goes back.
Climate Scientists are at real risk of losing their jobs if they don't play along with their colleagues in the 97% Consensus pretence.
Censorship by the threat of legal action:
The notorious 18c is still in force in Australia.
Explanation: Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975, deals with offensive behaviour "because of race, colour or national or ethnic origin" in Australia. It is a section of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975.
Other countries now punish blasphemy, usually using the laws against what they call 'hate speech.' (http://prophecynewswatch.com/article.cfm?recent_news_id=2677
Australia may do that as well, quite soon. Labor speaks of adding 'religion' to the Racial Vilification laws.
And one dare not question whether a man is a woman merely because he takes hormones and declares he is a woman. In Canada, a chap called Bill Whatcott, was fined $55,000 for just that.
Censorship by exclusion:
This one is most noticeable when a speaker is 'disinvited' as Germaine Greer was disinvited from a Festival of Writers. That was a couple of years ago.
More recently, comedian Barry Humphies was disinvited from a Comedy Festival, and the 'Barry Award' named after him, discontinued.
Bjorn Lomborg is a scientist who has run afoul of conventional climate theory, not by disputing it, but merely by saying that we need to look at better ways of treating the threat than by wrecking the economy. He has lost speaking engagements and has been excluded from discussion.
Many more, of course, are not invited to events in the first place. When a person is excluded and ignored if they dare to mention unpopular views, in whatever context, most will simply keep quiet. Maybe it is part of the reason that some elections have had unexpected results in past years, like Brexit and like the election of Donald Trump to the American Presidency. People may have learned to keep their mouths shut, but they can still vote the way they choose. (Long live the Secret Ballot.)
One man who has been 'unpersoned' for speaking unpalatable facts is Tommy Robinson.
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| Germaine Greer |
More recently, comedian Barry Humphies was disinvited from a Comedy Festival, and the 'Barry Award' named after him, discontinued.
Bjorn Lomborg is a scientist who has run afoul of conventional climate theory, not by disputing it, but merely by saying that we need to look at better ways of treating the threat than by wrecking the economy. He has lost speaking engagements and has been excluded from discussion.
Many more, of course, are not invited to events in the first place. When a person is excluded and ignored if they dare to mention unpopular views, in whatever context, most will simply keep quiet. Maybe it is part of the reason that some elections have had unexpected results in past years, like Brexit and like the election of Donald Trump to the American Presidency. People may have learned to keep their mouths shut, but they can still vote the way they choose. (Long live the Secret Ballot.)
One man who has been 'unpersoned' for speaking unpalatable facts is Tommy Robinson.
Even to say his name is liable to evoke a bitter, spitting hatred from those who oppose him. The authorities are trying very hard to silence him, and he has been removed from facebook, from Instagram, from Twitter, and from You-tube. The videos he has made are disappearing, which is why I have included links to several here. (They may have gone before you try and find them, of course.)
One of the earliest of his videos that I saw (now gone from my facebook page) is a lengthy one he made relatively early in his career. It was the video of a speech he made, and it was about an hour long. In it, he spoke of the way his London suburb of Luton had been harmed by the influx of Muslim immigrants, though not by earlier immigrants of various races and nationalities. He speaks of some of the original residents being intimidated into leaving, so the area became more and more filled with Muslim immigrants. He speaks of a Veterans' March being harassed by Muslims, and the way that Jihadis were recruited in his own neighbourhood.
He speaks of Muslim 'grooming gangs' using non-Muslim girls for sex. He told of two fathers trying to get the police to rescue their daughters from the flat where they were being abused. One of the girls was just eleven. But instead of doing anything to rescue the girls, the fathers were threatened with being in 'breach of the peace' or some such thing. That was years before the problem of grooming gangs was acknowledged and some of the culprits finally brought to justice.
It includes a short video of a march of a large number of Muslims chanting 'UK, go to Hell,' and 'British Police, burn in Hell.' And yet, it is Robinson who is harassed by the police and by the British Establishment.
This is that video: I suggest you watch and listen while you can.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YQ94jFg_4A
That he criticized the police and that he speaks of the protection that these gangs had, has probably contributed to the way that the police and others in authority have tried to bully him into silence.
Robinson is speaking from experience. He is speaking of what he has seen and heard. He saw those recruiting for Islamic Jihad. A portion is shown on his video.He speaks of a Muslim terrorist who blew himself up - 'He lived three doors down from my auntie.' He speaks of a girl who went to school with him. 'Now she wears a burqa.'
He is, in no way, a racist. Colour and race is not an issue for him. What he is definite about is that those who live in Britain should adhere to its laws.
He says: "THE LENGTH IN WHICH THE ESTABLISHMENT ARE GOING TO TRY AND COMPLETELY SILENCE ME IS BOTH PHENOMENAL AND SCARY, NOT JUST FOR ME BUT FOR THE NATION AS A WHOLE. THIS IS NOT JUST AN ATTACK ON ME, THIS IS A TACTFUL ATTEMPT AT SILENCING THE HUGE MAJORITY OF THOSE WHOSE VOICES I REPRESENT."
His final removal from You-Tube as well as all of the others might have been prompted by the video he called ‘Panodrama.’ It was an expose of how the BBC had tried to undermine him - 'Tommy Takedown' was its working title. It is all on tape.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnBRlL6_Eg0&fbclid=IwAR0wztiKl7Tv4s34vw7OSsI03dobi220hJDNhdhIW0nSzmvlzhSPZRPQsZw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dU7uSABbaM&fbclid=IwAR1sIuJfAOBnrfxDha0loIebDMKsC6Wm0QY2xan5RZZXumo9bRQ3-Qkq75Y ‘Panodrama’
Other videos I had on my facebook page have also been removed. It is why I have made this blog post. People should not be silenced when all they do is expose the facts. It is criminal what they have done to silence and to punish this man.
Tommy Robinson has been 'depersoned' as much as the authorities have been able. He has been imprisoned on feeble grounds. His family's address has been publicized, in spite of the full knowledge that it would put them in danger. One day, he may very probably be killed by Muslim criminals, maybe in a prison when he next 'breaches the peace.'
He says that most people judge on headlines, and he asks that people look further, beyond the headlines.
Some of his videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnBRlL6_Eg0&fbclid=IwAR2Zg62yFlVG35GZCydajWUl_EaC6A5BOtHq7ieOTlQBXyNTeo-Ot93ktqY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dU7uSABbaM&fbclid=IwAR1n2MEx-0xN-5O8YgjIT_QLr8K5u8egzs158OSw-wYA6it7YQU6lZ5DJRo
https://www.tr.news/over-5000-join-tommy-robinson-on-telegram-overnight/?fbclid=IwAR0GQwlY8kjS8WEeykvu0gynimhukRiAXaSGDDo8GaZIBIzStxR9uS5vUEM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnBRlL6_Eg0&fbclid=IwAR3ItwafERN3korEvOj-fphzIsBAAtc3fs23TJ7cqXCsqOb5Z-oBLGgMmAg
https://www.facebook.com/johan.vrie.39/videos/412190799599006/UzpfSTYzMTk4NjE4NjpWSzoyMjYyNzczMDU3MzI5NjI3/?multi_permalinks=2262865960653670%2C2262773057329627%2C2261678980772368¬if_id=1555016417417126¬if_t=group_activity
Being interviewed on his bans.
https://www.facebook.com/johan.vrie.39/videos/412190799599006/UzpfSTYzMTk4NjE4NjpWSzoyMjYyNzczMDU3MzI5NjI3/?multi_permalinks=2263859657220967%2C2262865960653670%2C2262773057329627%2C2261678980772368¬if_id=1555016417417126¬if_t=group_activity
About the bans, this one by Avi Yemini 5th April 2019
https://www.facebook.com/sargonofakkad100/videos/547378355793798/UzpfSTYzMTk4NjE4NjpWSzoyMjU3OTg5NTI0NDc0NjQ3/
https://www.tr.news/breaking-tommy-robinson-banned-from-snapchat/?fbclid=IwAR14VTkUa3-WNjjIg1cTER83JF5qor_RYZvUvEK7K3HlVQPml6bqaxVXPOU
20th April, 2019, Robinson says in an email sent to those on his mailing list:
"So I have been completely censored, de-platformed and pretty much erased from the face of the online earth by the establishment, the giant corporations and the so called 'powers that be'. Sadly things have got to such a level now that the general public and any innocent folk who even dare to simply just mention my name are now being penalised and met with a level of censorship which is no different to that of a communist dictatorship!!
This is absolutely insane and scary at the same time. The threat is absolutely real and is clearer now for everyone to see than it has ever been before. Even for those individuals who hate me with a passion it has become excruciatingly painful for them to now even remotely agree with me on what is happening and the ultimate effect that this level of censorship is having both now and in the future."
Some censorship is justified. But the censorship of those who are only trying to tell us what is happening in the world is not only unjustified, it is criminal.
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