He is right, of course, and if it isn’t stopped, only one point of view will be able to be aired in the United States. That is not what makes for a free society.
“Trump slams social-media companies for ‘censorship’ of the right,” by Rebecca Ballhaus, Wall Street Journal, August 18, 2018:
President Trump on Saturday threatened action against social-media companies, saying they were suspending accounts in a manner that was “totally discriminating” against conservatives.
Tweeting from his golf resort in Bedminster, N.J., Trump said unnamed social-media companies were “closing down the opinions of many people on the RIGHT, while at the same time doing nothing to others.”
“Speaking loudly and clearly for the Trump Administration, we won’t let that happen,” Trump said. “Censorship is a very dangerous thing & absolutely impossible to police,” he continued. “Let everybody participate, good & bad, and we will all just have to figure it out!”…
Social-media companies have said they don’t single out conservatives for stricter enforcement…
gravenimage says
Trump decries social media giants for “closing down the opinions of many people on the RIGHT”
…………………..
Spot on.
VRWC member77 says
Yep, this is big graven. The US president is still the most powerful person in the world. Not a big fan of his but Trump has a relationship with Alex Jones. The left may have jumped the arrogant shark by striking at Jones.
Andy says
This is dedicated to the COMMIE TROLL vrwc member77
Remember folks Commietube is cracking down on videos, They are BANNING PEOPLE.as we have witnessed over the past couple of weeks.
I must be hitting a “nerve” with some of those commies.
“Ain’t I Right” American
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWsxkzSzKRo
Andy says
God Bless President Trump!
Andy says
NO WHITES ALLOWED!!!
The “Islamic paradise” that’s heading your way
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HojkFzzw57o
jayell says
No whites allowed? But I thought islam wasn’t a ‘race’ issue! However, I seem to recall that you can’t really understand islam properly unless you are a native arabic speaker, which rather narrows down who the ‘best of all people’ – the islamic ubermensch
– might be. Didn’t we hear about that sort of thing in Nuremburg about 70 years ago?
mortimer says
Andy, shame on you! I do not like anyone wishing the death of another. You have a vicious streak in you. Go on ask God to forgive you. Start acting like a decent human.
The counterjihad is about the defense of human rights and human dignity. Fight the ideas like *real* man and like a human being.
VRWC member77 says
Andy,
Is that all you’ve got?………sure sign you’re losing.
VRWC member77 says
mortimer,
“Andy” is a leftist troll paid to spam this page with his stupid video posts; especially anything that mentions Trump. Have you noticed his pathetic repeating pattern? He symbolizes what the left thinks of all Trump voters: a bunch of jingoistic yahoo boobs. The ironic thing is that he’s the actual boob.
Andy says
I don’t know what you two are on about but if you watched the video, that is what is stated in it, “No Whites Allowed” This in Birmingham England. Can you Imagine that.
Anyway, You can believe what you want you have that right (so far). I have been on JW for awhile now and people have seen that I have been consistent with my PATRIOTISM and Love of Country, If you two have a problem with that well there is is nothing I can do about it.
Have you actually served your country or are just a armchair computer warrior, big man.
Continue to have your verbal diarrhea.
Yes, God bless President Trump and all Leaders of our Judeo-Christian countries who are Patriots!
Indiana Tom says
But I thought Mohammed was whiter than white?
Andy says
TRUMP I’M Cleaning House,The Rats are Making noise on TV!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kB01I68amrQ
gravenimage says
I have never seen any signs that Andy is a Leftist–just the opposite, in fact, nor that he is talking about killing anyone. And I have never seen any indication that VRWC member77 is a “Commie”.
I may have missed something–or perhaps there were some misunderstandings here?
Andy says
Censorship on Social Media Platforms
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnH4ydkTXtY
Andy says
MIGA
MAKE INTERNET GREAT AGAIN!
Andy says
Canada’s Trump | Maxime Bernier
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywEhFUmktoI
mortimer says
Twitter, Facebook and google have become virtual monopolies and should be split up to introduce competition.
SAE says
What you describe is Crony Capitalism, mortimer. Mandatory splitting up of businesses is just the opposite of obama’s “too big to fail” farce. Eventually, the ones with all the power are the “deciders” of whom does or doesn’t succeed. Instead, the Free Market is the economic engine that empowers all (minus all this political and corporate incestuism, regulations, and unconstitutional censorship). Certainly, there are ventures that would quickly provide what Google, Twitter, FB, and others do not -genuine, uncensored, unbiased, conservative views and information.
gravenimage says
I don’t think the government encroaching on private business is apt to make anything better.
StellaSaidSo says
Those who are familiar with the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890, which was designed to preserve a competitive market place to protect consumers against abuses, might disagree.
SAE says
My hope is that the government does the opposite of “encroaching” ..by REDUCING it’s iron fist on business.
StellaSaidSo says
So, SAE, you’re OK with monopolies?
J D S says
Would i be correct or would I be railed upon for saying …Democrats….the far left….unconcerned citizens …and a cowardly complacent government are the root of the problrm.
Ray Sears says
You wouldn’t, as far so i’m concerned !
StellaSaidSo says
‘…Social media companies have said they don’t single out conservatives for stricter enforcement…’
Well, in that case, they should not mind reinstating EVERYONE who has recently been de-platformed or otherwise penalised for exercising free speech.
.Good work, Mr President.
StellaSaidSo says
Tucker nails it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AFGMmxEz9E
Andy says
Real news you missed while media covered Omarosa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQWK91eLvH0
Andy says
WHAT HAS AMERICA DONE THAT IS GREAT? WHY DOES CUOMO, THE SON OF LOYAL ITALIAN-AMERICANS SUDDENLY BECOME AN AMERICA HATER?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcoczU_Wbhc
gravenimage says
Yes–disgusting stuff from Cuomo.
KWJ says
Andy, Savage is a pathetic man. Over 10 yrs ago I paid attention to some of his disgusting remarks and he’s not worth following given better choices. I have to agree with Mortimer in that this is how liberals tend to think of the Right. Waters, Tucker Carlson, are for example sane, practical thinkers. There are others.
Cuomo was out of line. He’s rich, I met his son Chris once at an Ivy League university, Italian immigrants who have done very well for themselves with what America has to offer. What’s his point in denigrating the US when his family prospered? Is such negativity so much going to help the country? No. I think my grandfather who came through Ellis Island from a dirt poor village would have punched him in the face. Of course we have faults in our history, who doesn’t, but pandering to the perpetually negative crowd from a wealthy, successful person is noxious. We have many moments of greatness and improvements far ahead of many countries. It seems like having some pride is a bad thing. When I was in 5th grade I thought I’m so glad we’re not like the Puritans yet the Left is actually being more like them and defending Muslims who are really more like them. They’re going the extreme equal and opposite of white-washing history to white-washing the whole balanced picture. They seek to divide this way for votes or whatever…to demoralize. I think they’re going about things the wrong way with racism, etc.
Andy says
KWJ
America is a beautiful land as you know, All peoples and countries have skeletons in there closet but the western Judeo-Christian democratic lands are the only ones (still as of this writing, in most places, not all) to have debate on issues, Yes you disagree with what some people say, This is your right, as it should be, we should be able to debate on issues without violence towards one another.
Whether you agree or not with Savage, Spencer, Jones, Geller they still have the right to say it, just like you have the right to protest it.
People have fought and died for this right.
What we are finding now is these freedoms are slowly being taken away from us because some people don’t like what they hear,and in certain western countries, people are banned and put in jail now for just speaking out on some issues.
Lydia Church says
Now, let’s observe what actually HAPPENS…..
Mac-101 says
This could be the beginning of the end of the final chapter. If THEY succeed in removing Conservative views/news form the net, it is ALL over!
Victoria C. Howard says
The Left will not easily allow their indoctrination efforts to be undone by truth speakers.
SAE says
Truer statements are rarely stated, Victoria.
A_M_Swallow says
I moved from Twitter to gab.ai consider doing the same.
mortimer says
Well done, President Trump. I’m THRILLED that you ‘GET IT’ about free speech.
FREE SPEECH IS THE REASON YOU WON THE PRESIDENCY. And FREE SPEECH WILL LET YOU WIN IT A SECOND TIME.
SAE says
Free speech almost seems insignificant when considering the horrors of that “Islamic Paradise” video clip. It is so macabre, the only haunt possibly worse than a dominantly-Islam-controlled realm …would be hell “where their worm dieth not (maggots live forever), and the fire is not quenched” (Mark 9:47). Thanks for posting it Andy
Similarly, this video clip also deserves serious consideration
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=L7FkyF4ux70
gravenimage says
If we don’t have freedom of speech to speak out against Islam, we will have Shari’ah imposed on us.
SAE says
I would NEVER advocate banning the First Amendment.
gravenimage says
Thanks–I didn’t think so.
Terry Gain says
“Social-media companies have said they don’t single out conservatives for stricter enforcement…”
———
The Best lies are always the biggest, like Islam is s religion ( lie) of peace (lie). The claim that Andy is a leftist is also a demonstrable lie, but does not fit into the category of a Big Lie, except for Andy of course.
Good for President Trump for taking this on, but I hope he doesn’t align himself or identify this extremely important cause with the lying nutbar Alex Jones.
SAE says
“If you tell a big enough lie and tell it frequently enough, it will be believed.”
― Adolf Hitler
Terry Gain says
GI
Grimly true.
Dum Spiro says
There should be no censorship (aka the first step toward tyranny) especially when reports of things some people would rather not have disclosed (like the recent training grounds for school shootings story) but that need to be disseminated and known are made. For example:
Reportedly within the next few days at US Bank Stadium in Minnesota (where is PETA?):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-J4gMgQirw
If you haven’t seen this video yet, you may very well find it worth your while to click past the “inappropriate or offensive to some audiences” disclaimer and see it, even if you need to search youtube for “r-J4gMgQirw” to do so…
— Spero
Dum Spiro says
Here is another link to the video and commentary about it: https://thirdrailtalk.com/the-secret-plan-of-muslims-to-sneak-tens-of-thousands-into-the-u-s-bank-stadium-for-a-historic-show-of-power-in-minnesota/
StellaSaidSo says
Thankyou for this link, Dum Spiro, very informative.
Andy says
Thank you Dum Spiro for the video.
I wonder how long this video will stay up before you-tube pulls the plug?
Thanks again.
gravenimage says
Thanks for the link.
UNCLE VLADDI says
They aren’t only censoring “far-right-wingers,” they are really only censoring all truth-tellers!
The “right wing” doesn’t exist – it’s just a false gang accusation made up about individualists by leftopathic gangster extortionists to justify their own perpetual extortions and slavery attempts as “defensive!”
Socialism is slavery.
Fascism is slavery.
Islam is slavery.
Conservatives are proud individualists.
“Right wingers” are only normal people who don’t like being extorted by “socialist” gangsters.
Gangster victimologists (leftopaths) always feel endangered by proud individualists.
Honestly, people – “right wingers” don’t actually exist. Hitler was a National SOCIALIST.
And even “Fascism” was invented by Benito Mussolini, the devoted Italian SOCIALIST.
So, what’s a “right winger?” It’s any sane normal person who wakes up enough to take a bit of time off from minding their own businesses to temporarily band together to vote to not be extorted any more by group-might-makes-rights-worshiping “socialist” gangster criminals.
SAE says
Comrade Vladdi …FYI, I’m a very proud right-winger, impulsive infidel, and determined deplorable.
I’m unlike the Left (in every way), whom are consistently wrong on EVERY issue. In that unwavering predictability, they are comparable with a dog -that’s always on the wrong side of the door.
Raja says
The President has spoken up for the oppressed Right or conservatives.
Isaiah 1:17:
Learn to do good. Seek justice. Help the OPPRESSED. Defend the cause of orphans. Fight for the rights of widows.
God bless him.
Chand says
when asked about the most important values in Islam, the Prophet Muhammad, in the Hadith, said three things:
Help the poor.
Embrace the orphans.
Prepare for the Judgement Day.,
SAE says
Chand, Muhammad was not real consistent in his virtues …or lack there of.
Inconsistency makes one UNSTABLE.
gravenimage says
More of Chand’s ludicrous whitewash of Islam.
He missed the part where Muhammed said that the most important thing a Muslim could do was wage violent Jihad against the Inifdels.
Erl Roe says
three cheers for the great American President Donald trump…. he is no man’s fool … try shutting him up face book youtube or twitter is dealing quietly but surely with the big mouthed traitors who arrogantly who think they can produce fake news lies
duh swami says
I got banned from Infowars years ago…I was getting too good at debunking false flag operations like Sady Hook…
Mac-101 says
I got banned also from Info Wars too, and I agree with them about 75% of the time. LOL!
gravenimage says
There is no doubt that Alex Jones is a conspiracy loon–he is also an ugly 9/11 “Truther”. That being said, I absolutely support his right to speak, as I do any non-violent person.
andrew mckendrick says
Not so much oppressed conservatives and right as a ban on plain common sense.
SAE says
Agreed, Andrew. Don’t be like Linda:
https://me.me/i/this-is-linda-in-her-country-she-doesnt-have-the-18614577
ahem says
We need to establish some coherence on this issue. These private companies are now virtual public utilities. Either turn them into public utilities with a mandate to protect our first amendment rights, or treat them as the de facto PACS they are, and make them abide by the same laws.
Or, Trump could get creative and assist some organization like gab.ai to become a public utility.
Veronica Varallo says
America needs what was developed during WWII throughout Europe, a Radio Free Europe broadcasting company. Today we need Social Media Free America. This would be a Social Media that gives the Truth day and night and comes against any of these other Social Medias who attack the truth of the Conservatives. It is time that America start fighting the Lies of all these TV, Radio, and Social Media Journalist as well as those policing and eradicating the Truth being expressed by Americans. START YOUR OWN NEWS AND SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES THAT GIVE ONLY THE TRUTH. If not Socialism in the form of Communism will take over your nation and the Freedom you have once known will be gone.
A_M_Swallow says
The high speed internet means that any town with its own TV station can broadcast nationwide. As the number of subscribers increases the internet routing in other states may need enhancing but that can be done when the service is going.
David Darman says
I admire RS as much as I abhor so many of the ignorant comments. The pussy grabber in chief should not be admired simply because he criticizes Islam more appropriately than his predecessors. There are other issues. Even a broken clock is right twice a day.
Thirteen former leaders of the Pentagon, the C.I.A. and the F.B.I. have signed an open letter standing foursquare against President Trump, in favor of freedom of speech and, crucially, for the administration of justice. They have served presidents going back to Richard M. Nixon mostly without publicly criticizing the political conduct of a sitting commander in chief — until now.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/17/opinion/cia-brennan-trump-letters.html
William H. McRaven, a retired Navy admiral, was commander of the U.S. Joint Special Operations Command from 2011 to 2014. He oversaw the 2011 Navy SEAL raid in Pakistan that killed al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in respomnse to Trump’s statement that a free press was the enemy of the people and the revocation of Brennan’s security clearance.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/revoke-my-security-clearance-too-mr-president/2018/08/16/8b149b02-a178-11e8-93e3-24d1703d2a7a_story.html?utm_term=.7c002c62f2eb
StellaSaidSo says
Neither the NYT nor the Washington Post are credible sources. Both are Democrat / Deep State mouthpieces.
Trump did not say that a free press was the enemy of the people. He said FAKE NEWS was the enemy of the people. It is not Trump who opposes freedom of speech and the administration of justice, but his enemies.
David Darman says
Sorry if this is a duplicate.
You are wrong. Listen to McRaven who quoted Trump as saying on Feb 17 that “the news media” is the enemy of the American people.”
If McRaven is wrong, please prove it.
Terry Gain says
David Darman
McRaven is a fool. Brennan’s security clearance should never have been granted. He is an Islamophile. President Trump would have been in dereliction of his duty as Commander In Chief if he had not removed Brennan’s security clearance. President Trump should have done so as soon as Brennan idiotically and treasonously accused him of treason because President Trump diplomatically refused to call Putin a liar to his face in Helsinki.
NOTICE TO READER
This video of Brennan’s paean to Islam, like Obama’s June 5, 2009 paean to Islam in Cairo, should only be watched with a barf bucket at hand.
https://youtu.be/7VQbAhqHoAo
Andy says
The PEOPLE have already decided on who they wanted to be as PRESIDENT!
End of story!
If you don’t like it you have your say at the ballot box next time around in 2020!
Let the PEOPLE decide.
SAE says
I believe Trump was referencing MSM’s dishonesty and Fake News. The fact that they don’t report the truth…the WHOLE truth..and nothing but. Trump certainly doesn’t bemoan the First Amendment or, more specifically, free speech.
SAE says
StellaSaid..proporting Capitalism & free markets does not mean condoning monopolies
Indiana Tom says
As stated in Russia…
If it is news, it is not truth.
If it is truth, it is not news.
SAE says
Indiana…I’m confused, ..is that Russia you describe? … because it certainly sounds like U.S. MSM. ?
Terry Gain says
“Social-media companies have said they don’t single out conservatives for stricter enforcement…”
———
The Best lies are always the biggest, like Islam is s religion ( lie) of peace (lie). The claim that Andy is a leftist is also a demonstrable lie, but does not fit into the category of a Big Lie, except for Andy of course.
Good for President Trump for taking this on, but I hope he doesn’t align himself or identify this extremely important cause with the lying nutbar Alex Jones.
David Darman says
Wrong. Listen to McRaven who quoted Trump as saying on Feb 17 that “the news media” is the enemy of the American people.”
If McRaven is wrong, please prove it.
Terry Gain says
Darman
Here’s your proof. Trump tweeted “the Fake News Media…. ” . The effing NYT falsely reported what Trump tweeted even as it posted his Tweet.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/17/business/trump-calls-the-news-media-the-enemy-of-the-people.html
You are a lazy fool to rely upon McRaven, who is a deplorable idiot. McRaven should have his security clearance revoked.
StellaSaidSo says
Seconded, TG. Darman is clearly afflicted by the libtard allergy to facts.
Investigate Gov Corruption Now says
LOL, Democracy dies in the dark.
Fact Free, Press.
Sanctimonious, hypocrite, repressive, regressive, oppressive, enemy of the people, i.e. Retrograde Libtard.
10 amendments says
I hate to say this, I really hate to say this. But the constitution prevents the government from suppressing freedom of speech. A privately owned company isn’t the government. What those social media giants do is wrong, but not illegal. And we can’t make the government shut them down, that goes against the freedom we stand for. But we can still boycott it. I don’t use any type of social media. I don’t see why you would want to talk to a bunch of strangers online
A_M_Swallow says
The US Government may find it difficult to shut down media companies, other than monopolies, but the British Government can. If it bans a company the UK can make it illegal to advertise on that company’s website. Ford and Shell oil may have to withdraw their adverts worldwide. The loss of money will hurt.
Brian hoff says
trump will be unable to do anything as the 1st amendment only cover the government doing that. Private companies have more freedom to inogore the 1st amendment..
StellaSaidSo says
Don’t bet on it.