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Re:YouTube suspends Rand Paul for seven days by iammisc on Wednesday August 11, 2021 @06:41PM (#28148843)
How can you cross reference and double check if only one side is presented and the internet is the main means by which one double checks? This is the conundrum I haven't figured out.
Re:YouTube suspends Rand Paul for seven days by gunapologist99 on Wednesday August 11, 2021 @07:10PM (#28149250)
> only one side is presented and the internet

Wait, only one side is presented ... on the internet? I must be misunderstanding you.

Unless you're being snarky, or referring to the Internet 'as controlled by google/youtube', and the fact that they're cancelling everyone that disagrees with them.

Re:YouTube suspends Rand Paul for seven days by sp332 on Wednesday August 11, 2021 @06:58PM (#28149077)
"The internet"? It's just YouTube. He's a senator, he has one of the biggest and most un-cancelable platforms in the world.
Re:YouTube suspends Rand Paul for seven days by raxxorrax on Thursday August 12, 2021 @05:00AM (#28153826)
That doesn't justify selectively banning him at all. We could agree if we ban everyone with a political mandate perhaps. Fair and square.

Wouldn't support it intrinsically, but at least we could rid of these weasel excuses for why such measures are allegedly justified.

Re:YouTube suspends Rand Paul for seven days by iammisc on Wednesday August 11, 2021 @10:41PM (#28151091)
What platform is that?
Re:YouTube suspends Rand Paul for seven days by sp332 on Wednesday August 11, 2021 @11:01PM (#28151245)
They can call a press conference whenever they want and get national news coverage. They can write down anything they want and hand it to the clerk for inclusion in the Congressional Record. They have email and physical mailing lists. The CAN-SPAM act doesn't cover political calls or texts, either.
Re:YouTube suspends Rand Paul for seven days by wizzwizz4 on Wednesday August 11, 2021 @06:53PM (#28148994)
Go to the library. (Hopefully you still have one.)
Re:YouTube suspends Rand Paul for seven days by iammisc on Wednesday August 11, 2021 @10:41PM (#28151085)
No the democrats shut mine down and are taxing us for them anyway
Re:YouTube suspends Rand Paul for seven days by wizzwizz4 on Thursday August 12, 2021 @07:45AM (#28155018)
Can you write to your local representative?
Re:YouTube suspends Rand Paul for seven days by iammisc on Thursday August 12, 2021 @12:02PM (#28157952)
After several calls with my Oregon house representative, she no longer responds to my e-mails or calls. Can't contact her via social media because I've been blocked there.

I've thought about going to her office but those are closed down too.

Of course, if you just block constituents you can just ... do nothing and in Oregon, you'll be re-elected because there's a big D next to your name. Of course, there's also no non-D candidate running, because it's a one party state. I imagine this is what it must be like to vote in North Korea. Oregon law mandates that one must run under the purview of a political party. Forming a party requires a large set of requirements that means only the democrats can run in many places because there's simply not enough of an opposition to form a cohesive opposition. This prevents independent candidates from running.

There is no incentive for my representatives to change the status quo.

Eventually, I'm guessing I'll vote with my feet, but I don't understand why I should have to move to an area in which the GOP runs unopposed in order to experience the 'other' side. I mean... it's not like the GOP is perfect and a uni-party GOP jurisdiction would be much better. What I want is actual politics with people competing for my vote, instead of people who assume they'll get it.