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Rob Schneider criticizes tech giants, progressive Democrats over 'Orwellian nightmare of censorship' Comedian Rob Schneider called out big tech firms like Facebook and Twitter as well as progressive Democrats for promoting an “Orwellian nightmare of censorship.” The “Real Rob” star took to Twitter on Saturday to respond to a tweet highlighting Poynter’s recently scrapped list of “unreliable news” sources that was accused of targeting conservative outlets. “We are in a real world Orwellian nightmare of censorship. Be careful who you label and smear today. You will be the smeared tomorrow,” Schneider wrote. Soon after, he followed up the tweet with a similar message on censorship that directly criticized progressive Democrats. “Just bizarre. Progressive Democrats, who once stood for Civil Rights, Liberty,Free Speech now stand for censorship & removing parent rights,” he wrote. The following day, Schneider tweeted his thoughts on the recent move by Facebook to permanently ban several far-right figures and organizations including Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, Infowars host Alex Jones, Laura Loomer, and Milo Yiannopoulos, for being "dangerous.” Twitter has made similar moves against Jones and far-right personalities in the past. After retweeting posts by journalist Sharyl Attkisson on the tech giant’s latest move, Schneider shared his personal thoughts on the matter. “Free Speech is ALL SPEECH! The UK and Australia don’t have protected speech. And we are not protecting our 1st Amendment. #EternalVigilance,” he wrote. Schneider concluded his Twitter tirade with a quote from Noam Chomsky on selective censorship. “As America’s greatest linguist Noam Chomsky says,’Free Speech is ALL SPEECH. You’re either for ALL of it or NONE of it.’ (Emphisis 4 dummies),” the star wrote before sharing a photo of the quote he was referencing. The quote reads: “Goebbels was in favor of free speech for views he liked. So was Stalin. If you’re really in favor of free speech, then you’re in favor of freedom of speech for precisely the views you despise. Otherwise, you’re not in favor of free speech.”

and here we go again with the nonsensical bullying. Shame on you. This is what's "gross", this kind of nonsense.

You really need to start reading posts before responding with this kind of silliness. As I said, both parties are to blame, for not focusing on the real problem. And if you don't think mental health is an issue, perhaps you should take that up with the kids in Colorado who booed the Democrats and walked out. Instead of partisanship, look at the flawed beliefs of both parties. As I said, take it up with kids who were actually victims of a real school shooting. They don't care about politics or "orange man bad, Dems good". They just care about survival.

why does Joe Thornton deserve anything? Just because he's played a long time and made many many millions of dollars?

as that story clearly indicated, it's not all just about the NRA. The Democrats don't appear very interested in the mental health issue surrounding these shootings, and just want to focus on taking away guns. The kids in the school got mad when two Democrats showed up and started preaching gun control rather than mental health, and they got up and left the auditorium. The kids involved in the shooting appear to have some serious mental health issues, and that part seemed to be totally ignored by the politicians who attended the vigil.

Students are getting sick of being used as political props by both parties.

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2020/president/us/2020_democratic_presidential_nomination-6730.html Right now she's in the middle of the pack. Not sure how she gets ahead of Bernie and Uncle Joe.

What back-tracking is that exactly?

I assumed that Colin meant that the Canadians on offence were just really heavy, which made sense since a lot of them were on the O-line...

She's in Vegas right now touring with Captain BJ.

But you weren't in Home Alone 2 or the Fresh Prince of Bel Air so it all evens out. I thought it was hilarious in the last cameo because it was Kathy Griffin, and she was unveiling a magazine cover with Trump's picture and the byline "our next president?" It's just all so surreal.

OK, well that's kind of weird but sure. How about 2024 you have a face off between Candace Owens and AOC? That would be interesting.

Tiger Woods for president 2024!

Joe Biden is really causing concern for me, if he indeed is the guy that is supposed to unseat Orange Man. He's been really foggy and slurring in his speeches, and last week thanked Margaret Thatcher for calling him to persuade him to run. He confused Thatcher with Theresa May. If Trump had done that, Don Lemonhead and high-pitch Stelter on CNN would have devoted three straight nights to "questioning Trump's mental faculties". Biden gets away with it as he is a Democrat, but he's really got to pick up his game.

Fair enough. We do see a lot of rage posting here, on that we can both agree.

or once in awhile, introduce discussion about US politics (all US politics, not just one orange man) into a thread that is supposedly about US politics.

I don't think that this will ever happen. Nor should it. The concerns are valid for sure. But I also have concerns about the other side of the ledger too.

and I would ask that rather than see a post that doesn't quite fit the acceptable thread narrative, instead of lashing out with labels, just consider the information posted, and move on if it causes you fits and seizures. Or just tell me that you disagree. That's cool too.

or, they aren't "trying to change the discussion", they are just bringing other information to the table, that seems to cause some people to go bonkers, because GASP it doesn't paint the Democrats in the best possible light. It really is quite remarkable.

Not sure who is saying this. I have said in the past that our country is just as bad or worse, given the large amount of malfeasance that has been going on with our own government, but that doesn't mean we can't opine about the US, and their crappy leaders, of both of their main political parties.

No, not really. I am just trying to find the truth here. I get it, this isn't a "US politics" thread, it's a bash Trump thread. That's clear. What I'd like you to do is just let me post, without these "helpful" comments. If you don't agree, just ignore me. I don't need them, thanks. The fact remains, that "basket of deplorables" remains Hillary's number one regret. It was a really dumb statement, that showed off her true elitist colors, and in my opinion, cost her the election.

but anyway, the point still stands - I am pretty sure that "I love the uneducated" comment was a shot at Hillary.

ha ha yeah, too bad she messed that one up. You nailed it.

wasn't this a shot at Hillary for her "basket of deplorables" comment?

I thought that was Brock Ralph...