Are you going to be guilty of Treason? You cannot provide the enemy with aid and comfort and expect to win the war.
In a post on November 7th I mentioned that we need to crush Big Tech. Of all the things we have to do this is something that can be done soon and with just a little effort. There are some great alternatives to FB & Twitter (Bastards that they are). MeWe.com seems to be the most popular replacement for FB and some are using Parler or Gab to replace Twitter. You cannot find Gab on the Play Store or on the Apple App Store. You have to go to this website to get the app. Yep, they’ve been banned for being supporters of free speech! Parler is soon going to be in the same boat according to this article.
I just opened a MeWe.com account to replace Facebook. Many of my friends & other veterans have moved there. It is free and fairly intuitive. However, it gives much more privacy and that might take a little getting used to. There are NO Ads, No spyware, and No censorship. You will find liberals and conservative groups there as well as most of your favorites. I mention liberals and conservatives because a friend was concerned it would become a conservative echo chamber. It won’t. It is a free speech zone.
One big difference is Pages and Posts when set to Public are only visible to MeWe members. If you are in marketing and looking for backlinks to websites to build SEO it won’t work for that. Privacy is the default setting. If you want things to be visible to all MeWe members and not just your contacts you have to set it that way. It is easy to switch back and forth on an individual Post basis.
MeWe has chat, voice, and video calling just like FB. It is limited to 8 gigs of storage for images and videos for free. I purchased the $4.99 per month plan right away simply because I believe in what they are doing. I don’t think I’ll need the space for years to come so I view it as a contribution.
Hopefully, President Trump will Jump Ship after this election. Again, I say: You cannot provide the enemy with aid and comfort and expect to win the war. Frankly, that is Treason!
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Interesting perspective Kelly! I never looked at it that way, but your point is well taken.
Using the services of a clear opponent of free speech. An opponent who silences one side, while providing “cover” for the other side – as they earn money from our activities whie they laugh at us while they hurt free speech and freedom of speech/press, part of the Constitution we swore an oath to defend!
You mean Trump is committing Treason every time he uses Twitter?
The goal here is to raise awareness. I see that worked in your case 🙂 It got you to think even though you are a never Trumper.
Of course, to commit treason according to the law the government would have to designate FB & Twitter as enemies. However, morally we know they are an enemy. A classic Liberal would be on our side, meaning Trump supporters who believe in free speech. If FB & Twitter were censoring Liberals, I would be on your side. Are you a classic Liberal or just someone who hates so much they have lost all reason? I don’t know you well so I will not judge.
Congress had the FB & Twitter execs appear again the day I posted this. Did you watch it? Makes me sick but they do have one good point. There are other resources if you don’t like their censorship. Will Congress modify or remove Section 230? No, I don’t think so. If they did I’d have nothing further to say. Congress has had many years to do this and has taken no action. Both sides are worthless on this issue.
To answer a bit more directly on Trump… I can see why he stays with it as long as he is President. Can’t switch in midstream. However, if he doesn’t move after he is no longer President I will be just as critical of him. More so because Trump has the power to make a difference.
Who said I was a never Trumper? I told you when I first came to this site that I generally play Devil’s Advocate. I criticize Trump on Conservative sites and criticize Biden on Liberal sites. You said it, the object is to raise awareness, to get people to think. If people only hear one side, then a lot of them will stop thinking about the other sides to an issue. A good running Democracy is dependant on the ability of its citizens to make informed decisions. That’s why I visit and read news sites like Fox News and MSNBC. To get all sides of any issue that concerns me.
Section 230 allows site operators to let anything on their sites, as long as they themselves did not post it. The result is death threats, etc. Site operators should be responsible for the contents of the sites they manage. This needs to include truthfulness. Facts, not opinions should be correct. Blatantly incorrect staements should be flagged.
I am worried about Trump’s legacy. His refusal to give Biden the briefings and funds the President Elect is entitled to is untennable. The Pressident should give Biden the briefings and funds while the court challenges continue. This way if he loses, the country does not lose by having an unprepared President in times of crisis.
Is he going to be remembered for his accomplishments, or for acting like a pentulant brat who threatens to hold his breathe until he gets his way. I am not calling Trump a pentulant brat, I am asking if that is what others will call him.
Sorry for not remembering all things about you Jon. I deal with hundreds of people. Granted, there are less than 1,000 comments on this site since I restarted it in May of 2018. I was also active on the various VFT Facebook pages till recently. There, we were collectively dealing with just under 400,000 folks. So, again, forgive me if I don’t recall your stance if you stated it that way before.
You should know by now I do listen to both sides as long as they are reasonable. I prefer to talk to people on the phone. Emails, text etc. doesn’t give me the ability to go back and forth with a conversation where I hear voice inflection etc. Most communication is non-verbal. I always prefer face to face when possible.
Section 230 is a big problem. It seems to cut two ways from what I understand. I was blocked by Twitter in 2018 just before the Primaries for speaking against hate speech. So there is that.
Who is going to decide what thought is true or false? Would we know about the Gulf of Tonkin or dozens of other stories that at first blush seem crazy? How about the US Public Health Service lied about treating black men with syphilis for more than 40 years! How about the government tested the effects of LSD on unwitting US and Canadian citizens. No, our government doesn’t lie to us and the media doesn’t help them to cover it all up (note this is sarcasm). I’m no conspiracy theorist but sometimes crazy shit is true. Most of the time it is crap but who is going to say what is and isn’t? You, me, or some group? Then who is going to check them?
I say let it all go and let people find out for themselves. Many folks have already asked me who is going to fact check things. I always reply “You are.” It is up to the individual to understand the difference between fact, opinion, metaphor, hyperbole and etc. It is also up to the individual to decide who they trust. I was just in a text battle with a friend about that very subject minutes ago.
You see, my friend says crazy shit. Not everything he says is crazy but a lot of it is. He’s a conspiracy theorist on multiple subjects, from predictions about the future to Ancient Aliens. I keep explaining to him that it is fine for him to have his views. However, don’t expect me to accept those views. The difference is I have a reputation to uphold. It has long been important to me to be as transparently honest as I’m able. Otherwise, I would lose all credibility. If I had never started this website and authored many hundreds of Posts I wouldn’t care as much. If you are an unknown you can get away with being wrong over and over again. If hardly anyone is listening to you say whatever you want. That’s how Social Media and free speech work.
In other words, if you say crazy shit and are proven false over and over most (not all) people will disregard you over time. I’m thinking about Alex Jones. I would never quote him. He’s not wrong about everything but he lost credibility long ago. There is a simple principle. A liar can tell you the truth and an otherwise honest person can lie. Discretion about what you believe is up to you.
Trump’s legacy will be mixed. People can criticize his style for sure. However, results-oriented people will not find fault with his success. Even if they don’t agree with his policies Trump has definitely fulfilled more promises than any other President in my memory. Of course, he doesn’t have a perfect record and no President does. In my humble opinion, Politicians should say what they hope to do and not make promises. Most Presidential candidates talk like autocrats but that is not our style of government. It is not for us to concern ourselves with his legacy. I won’t live long enough to see what they think about him in 50 years. Lincoln was likely one of the most hated presidents of his day.
Well said!