SGU Prem #105 - Alex Jones Ban
Added 2018-08-12 12:59:07 +0000 UTCAlex Jones and Info Wars are banned from several social media outlets.
Comments
ALex Jones is a crank and everyone knows it. People that like him and believe him are going to still believe stupid insane things. Banning him opens the door to broader censorship - which is dangerous. Plus - where am I going find videos that talk about the government turning the frogs gay???? IMNSHO
Truth Fundi
2018-09-03 20:21:07 +0000 UTCHave to admit I am uneasy about the banning of Alex Jones. Censorship is a slippery slope. What if Facebook and Twitter decide that pro-GMO (a.k.a. SGU) is unacceptable and bans SGU from Facebook. I lot of granola people would think that was great for Facebook and the planet.
Truth Fundi
2018-09-03 20:18:56 +0000 UTCCara’s politically progressive side is showing ;)
Nick Spiropoulos
2018-09-03 06:08:41 +0000 UTCThis is separate but I think worth mentioning -- InfoWars is a snake-oil empire! Everyone wins when its reach is diminished.
Hwan
2018-08-22 15:00:09 +0000 UTCI am from Austin and used to watch this guy on overnight cable access back in the early 90s. We would call and f*ck with him constantly. He was just a dope putting on an act. He made no attempts to hide it was an act. Raving lunatic when the red light was on but the second it was off, BOOM, just a normal guy. Then it was just an innocent silly cable access show. Soon he figured out how to profit and then it went nuts. It was still all just an act but now he had to keep up the facade. It got away from him and well, led to this. Stupid people following a snake oil salesmen. As scary as Infowars is, I found a Flat Earther podcast on that is truly saddening. Reading the comments and listening to the podcasts is frightening. Scary how easily people will consume non science nonsense and truly believe it.
Stephen Michael Savina
2018-08-19 16:29:36 +0000 UTCI'm glad that "fire in a crowded theater" was brought up correctly.
Andrew Maizels
2018-08-13 08:06:55 +0000 UTCGreat discussion... thanks!!! If "directly inciting ignorance" was a crime, that man would be totally banned.
Howard Simons
2018-08-12 18:49:45 +0000 UTC
