All we wanted was one set of rules. Rules that allowed us to say things like, "Men can't become women," or "universal mail-in balloting seems sketchy," or linking a New York Post story about the corrupt foreign business dealing's of a Democrat candidate's 50-year-old son. (1/x)
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) December 16, 2022
When the New York Post, which was founded by Alexander Hamilton, was banned (along with anyone who shared its reporting on Hunter Biden), many of these same people shrugged at best or sided with the Left and its lies about NYP's reporting at worst. (3/x)
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) December 16, 2022
The Babylon Bee ban, in which a Christian satire site was banned for calling a man a man, was also illustrative. Oh, sure it's troubling, they tut-tutted. But what can you do? Twitter's a private company, and also mocking insane trans ideology is mean. (5/x)
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) December 16, 2022
Years and years of censorship of their own readers and contributors barely rated a yawn, but when suddenly a handful of left-wing journos get busted for doxxing that led to Musk's kid getting attacked? WELL NOW. Suddenly their principles require them to say something. (7/x)
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) December 16, 2022
At some point it becomes obvious the only real motivating principle of so many of the so-called Right is a desperation to be liked by the very people who spend their every waking moment working to make sure you have no voice, no job, no church, no guns, and no freedom. (9/9).
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) December 16, 2022
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