Re: Glenn V. *Still* Won't Answer

On 30 Mar 2021 00:35:10 -0000, BT George <[email protected]>
wrote:

>On Saturday, March 27, 2021 at 8:33:14 PM UTC-5, John Corbett wrote:
>> John's question certainly wasn't a loaded question. It was straight 
>> forward and it's a binary choice. Either Glenn approves of the social 
>> media companies banning Trump or he doesn't.
>
>Agreed.  And if Glenn had told me he didn't answer yet because it was 
>loaded, I would have told him he was full of it.  Rather, he was saying he 
>felt he could withhold his answer till John answered something he asked to 
>his satisfaction.  Since then John has provided some additional posts and 
>commentary, so I am giving taking Glenn at his word and letting him come 
>back and address the question as well as point out where he feels he is 
>still being evaded as it sounds like he wants to post carefully and cannot 
>with divided attention.  

No, it sounds like he want's Trump censored, but doesn't want to admit
to being an authoritarian.


>(I do know he recently got involved as an elected 
>official locally in Sweden, so any politician who actually wants to handle 
>his elected job first before continuing to post endlessly on the Net has 
>my applause!)
>
>BTW, though I *blanket* disapprove of any politically-oriented media bans, 
>I can imaging a classic Liberal (as I peg Glenn to be as opposed to an 
>aggressive Progressive Left activist) 

If he were a classic liberal, he would oppose censoring Trump.

>taking a somewhat more nuanced 
>approach.  E.g., perhaps still thinking a "time out" for Trump in the 
>midst of a *perceived* armed rebellion could be tolerable, as long as not 
>permitted to go on indefinitely.  

Nonsense.  The Tech Giants have no right to decide who needs a "time
out."

They fact that they "perceived" an armed rebellion allows a massive
loophole in any notion of free speech.


>Though even *if* I could excuse the 
>latter, I would *still* think that crisis time had now passed and would be 
>calling on the Left Coast "Net Police" to drop the bans and restore him 
>and others with an opinion they don't like immediately.
>
>

Glenn could answer.

He refuses to.

He is happy Trump has been censored, because he hates Trump.

.John
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