You can't say that here

InfoWars, the major conspiracy website on the net and a hard right wing website is banned from Facebook, YouTube and Apple.

Founder Alex Jones, as you expect, is not taking this well. He is calling it censorship.

https://www.aclu.org/other/what-censorship

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."

That second, luddites and geraniums, is the 1st Amendment. It says gummint cannot stop you from saying things. Yes, there are limits. You can't yell "MOVIE!" in a crowded... hang on. No. You can't yell "FIRE!" in a crowded movie theater.

Well, yes you can. And if you get caught, you will face criminal charges. You have to actually do it to be prosecuted.

FLIP SIDE

The flip side to the 1st is:

You have the right to keep yo' damfool mouf shut. No one can force you speak against your will. If they do, they face criminal charges.

No private company has to provide you space to mouth off.

Lemme repeat for the kids in the back row. You don't get to use someone else's space/place/bandwidth to shout your opinion.

Facebook, Apple and YouTube have the right to boot Mr. Jones off their websites.

I repeat for those expressing disbelief - Those three outfits have the right to tell Mr. Jones to stuff it.

I am TOTALLY Ok with Mr. Jones being hurled off the metaphorical cliff. If the policy is applied equally and across the board. That ain't being done.

(Side note, YouTube parent company Google is a building a censored search engine for China's use. I realize the real parent company is named Alphabet, but we all call it Google).

RIGHTS, LEFTS AND WRONGS

Mr. Jones is a conspiracy theorist to be sure. His conservative politics are as much a reason for him being booted as his nonsense.

You want proof.

FB, Apple and YouTube are also full of hard left wingers who spout similar nonsense, pack their words with hate and generally carry on in the same manner as Mr. Jones. In the search bar of any these Internet giants, type in the words "kill white people." There's your proof.

More?

Louis Farrakhan. Hate-packed music videos on YouTube. This'n probably slipped under your radar.

The most egregious example of far left wing hate is the hiring of Sarah Jeong at the New York Times.

Could provide plenty more, but I do not see the need to help spread hate.

Change the names in the spewed rhetoric and the message is exactly the same. Exactly. The. Same.

What is wrong in this? Those three outlets will let the far left maintain their social media presence. You won't hear a peep about the left wingers and their nonsense.

That is a double-standard and that is flat wrong.

Hate is hate.

We are all in this together and we need to start acting like it. Reject the hate from all corners and all comers.

Help somebody instead of criticizing them.