free speech

Forget everything you’ve ever been taught about free speech in America. It’s all a lie. There can be no free speech for the citizenry when the government speaks in a language of force. What is this language of force? Militarized police. Riot squads. Camouflage gear. Black uniforms. Armored vehicles. Mass arrests. Pepper spray. Tear gas. Batons. Strip searches. Surveillance cameras. Kevlar vests. Drones. Lethal weapons. Less-than-lethal weapons unleashed with deadly force. Rubber bullets. Water cannons. Stun grenades. Arrests of journalists. Crowd control tactics. Intimidation tactics.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is discrediting the work of advocacy groups by calling the RT broadcaster “an enemy of journalism,” RT Editor-in-Chief Margarita Simonyan said Monday calling on the organization to “quietly self-dissolve.”

Video coverage of Antifa street warfare make it clear that the mere presence of opposition of any kind is considered as a “threat by Fascists”. [...]

There was a time in this country, back when the British were running things, that if you spoke your mind and it ticked off the wrong people, you’d soon find yourself in jail for offending the king.

By Mark Anderson
The TRUTH HOUND / Stop the Presses News & Commentary
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) is well-known for decrying the Obama administration’s efforts to use the tax code to financially discriminate against conservative non-profit groups, partly as a “free speech” issue. Lately, he seems to have careened into the ideological abyss.

As many as 40,000 people gathered to oppose the rally, having been told it was linked to racism, fascism, and the Charlottesville violence. [...]

A dramatic increase in prosecutions is expected for those posting on social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. [...]

California Democrats have taken up the transgender cause as part of a ‘resistance’ to President Trump campaign. [...]

Only 27% of Americans think the statues should be removed. A Chicago pastor called for George Washington's statue to be removed, as Trump predicted. [...]