#Facebook bans Ron Paul for criticizing censorship, then pretends it was a mistake when the media noticed.
Make no mistake. This isn't about the idiots that stormed the Capitol or even those who protested but stayed outside.
We don't have to like what people are saying to recognize the threat this wave of expulsions poses to all of us.
For one thing, the axe that crushes opponents' skulls today will be just as damaging to former allies tomorrow.
For another, political ascendancy swings back and forth. When it swings again, people who've been disconnected from online life may decide that Trump was right about Section 230, which protects even the smallest multiuser instances.
>The US election is tomorrow. If you, like me, are tired of horse-race-style reporting, and need to zoom out, I wanna tell you a story. It’s about an ancient force influencing the election. And, as a bonus, it’ll give you an Easter egg to watch for as the returns come in. THREAD
>Before I tell the story, I should say I first heard it eight years ago from @rkrulwich. And I never forgot it. Parts of this story might be obvious to some of you, but as a new US citizen, I knew very little of it …
>Ok here we go. > >Look at the electoral maps by county for the last few decades of US presidential elections. You’ll notice that the South goes almost uniformly Republican red every time. > >Duh. > >But if you look closer, there’s something else there ... >...