U.S._ Why Liberals Yawn at Newsmax Deplatforming

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Why Liberals Yawn at Newsmax Deplatforming

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By Steve Levy
Friday, 17 February 2023 08:28 AM EST
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The term liberal was once meant to be a representation of open minded thought that coincided with the Renaissance, the rise of democracies and the advent of free thought as espoused by Locke, Rousseau and other philosophers of the era.

Those true liberals would have been appalled at the prospect of a highly rated news channel such as Newsmax being dropped by one of its carriers, DirecTV, apparently because the company folded to the pressure of the left-leaning mob seeking cancellation of the station’s conservative content.

Unfortunately, too many liberals today have morphed into a quasi-Marxist following that justifies the suppression of free speech against political opponents if it furthers their idealistic goals. Thus, they yawn, and even cheer, the deplatforming of a highly popular conservative outlet.

It is the ultimate example of “the ends justify the means.” Sure, they may be suppressing the speech of others, but those others are deplorable, evil people in their eyes. And, in the end, the suppression of this “harmful” speech will serve to further the push toward their utopia.

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READ MORE: https://www.newsmax.com/stevelevy/at-t-directv-liberals/2023/02/17/id/1109071/

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