Matt Taibbi

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6/16/2024, 4:49:29 AM
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Tashe
@Tashe28
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@mtaibbi @Lucy13254841 Isn’t there a difference in scale here? I understand why u focus on Dems bc ur niche is free speech & Dem r worse there. But Israel-pal isn’t so I’m wondering why like @ggreenwald ur unable to see the asymmetrical nature of where censorship falls in this issue?
Matt Taibbi
@mtaibbi
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@Lucy13254841 Demanding people issue condemnations or declare themselves not Zionists or say anything at all is against the spirit of the First Amendment. Not letting people into school cafeterias without pro-Palestine bracelets is totally against the First Amendment, but so also is the insane…
Lucy
@Lucy13254841
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@mtaibbi Firing someone for criticizing a foreign nation is less complicated than firing someone for “medical misinformation”. If you take the side of the 1st amendment you’ll end up sounding like an enraged leftist. Just like reporting on russiagate made you sound like a trumper.
Matt Taibbi
@mtaibbi
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@Lucy13254841 My honest opinion is I think this issue is complicated, don’t want to get involved, and can’t stand the way people on either side react to any hesitation to take their side completely. So I’m staying out of it, which interestingly seems to enrage leftists (who iassume I’m being…
Matt Taibbi
@mtaibbi
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@Lucy13254841 Who’s they? How conspiratorial can you get? Smh
Lucy
@Lucy13254841
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@mtaibbi What do they have on you?

You had a reputation for honesty and now you’re silent. 🤫

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