@Chaim87
What was offensive about your June 6 reply was the false statement you made that I copy and paste ….,
I am a septuagenarian who does not copy and paste. I choose my own words carefully.
Anyone who has read my comments and/or posts the last 15 years can see that they are my own words.
I also don’t call names when disagreeing with another viewpoint.
That said, I oppose government censorship of the press. The First Amendment to the Constitution which protects us from a government sponsored religion also guarantees this freedom.
I only believe in certain limitations as they apply to national security or protecting privacy ( such as not posting names of rape victims).
Back in the day newspapers had political ideology and one bought and read the one you agreed with. Today you chose an online news source you identify with.
I grew up in New Haven and the Jackson Family who owned and published the two local papers were staunch republicans. We didn’t read the editorial pages for this reason, but it was the only source of local news and advertising.
Today almost every daily in CT is owned by Hearst and not worth reading, circulation is in the toilet tans I have no friends who buy the papers. I check obituaries free on line.
It is not the job of government to protect us from populist/fascist candidates by censoring the press. That would make the government as evil as the candidate you want silenced.
Yes, the masses may be taken in by the populist, but that freedom of expression and the vote is the spine of our country.