skuaJun 4, 2025

And today western civilzation and the cultures within it look to be #Betrayal.

From #Gaza to #DomesticViolence, from #FreeSpeechAbsolutists & #BodilyAutonomyAbsolutists through to #ConsumerCulture and the #MajorReligions, #Capitalism and #Poverty it's betrayal and more betrayal.

And not surprisingly betrayal is today brutally obvious in interpersonal relationships as well.

Options: Harden up, soften, go it alone, seek out more honesty and responsibility, give up, ... ?

How do you do it?

Three Squirels in a CoatDec 16, 2022
All speech is equal but some speech is more equal than others.
#freeSpeechAbsolutists
Cory DoctorowDec 14, 2022
"Do you know the saying, 'There are no atheists in foxholes'? I think that there’s no #FreeSpeechAbsolutists who run #SocialNetworks, because you start to realize the nuance of that #PublicSquare and the responsibilities to the users and society, and the fact that it’s a lot messier." -#Tumblr CEO #MattMullenweg (#WordPress, #Automattic, etc)
yunchtimeNov 28, 2022
#FreeSpeechAbsolutists
"Like Trump, Musk has become the tribune of fascists and racists by way of adolescent contrarianism, an insatiable need to flaunt his control and a radicalising inability to cope with being told he’s wrong on the internet." - Nesrine Malik
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/nov/28/elon-musk-twitter-free-speech-donald-trump-kanye-west
Elon Musk’s Twitter is fast proving that free speech at all costs is a dangerous fantasy

Reinstating the likes of Donald Trump and Kanye West looks likely to turn the social media site into an extremist ghetto, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

The Guardian
Mr Vichy🇺🇸🇺🇦🌻Nov 20, 2022
Lololol. So even Elon admits there is a limit to speech. #alexjones #ElonMuskNoThanks #freespeechabsolutists
Show threadPaul JacobsonNov 18, 2022
@dell Apparently even #freespeechabsolutists don't like their platform being used to promote an alternative: https://mastodon.cloud/@rklau/109363564248983603
Rick Klau (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 image Just posted on Twitter encouraging folks who haven’t already given Mastodon a try that they should explore. Pointed them to joinmastodon.com. Which promptly produced this warning: #TwitterMigration

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