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Re:The TikTok ban is a betrayal of the open internet by thesuperbigfrog on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @01:44PM (#35344964)
>> Ah, the American freedom of thought... Communism not allowed. Any other political party or group is allowed, and could have a platform.

Not true. Communism is allowed:

https://www.cpusa.org/

It is just not very popular:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communist_Party_USA#Best_resul...

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Re:The TikTok ban is a betrayal of the open internet by Mountain_Skies on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @01:53PM (#35345111)
Madison Square Garden used to allow Nazi rallies. Now Reddit will have you fired if you make the OK sign because they're too embarrassed to admit they got trolled by 4chan and have no problem destroying the lives of innocents who don't keep up with the latest outrage culture headlines to understand what's suddenly unacceptable common behavior.
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Re:The TikTok ban is a betrayal of the open internet by throwaway29812 on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @02:40PM (#35345852)
> Madison Square Garden used to allow Nazi rallies. Now Reddit will have you fired if you make the OK sign

Progress?

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Re:The TikTok ban is a betrayal of the open internet by thiagoharry on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @03:32PM (#35346576)
Sure, it is very easy and convenient to allow dissent only when it offers no risk. But if there were a chance for them to became popular, then FBI would restart the pogroms from McCarthyist era. There are still Black Panther members jailed and kept in solitary confinement because authorities are afraid that they could talk with other inmates and convince them of their ideology.
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