Civil rights groups demand removing an elected officials freedom of speech. Okay. I am struggling to follow who exactly is pro or against civil rights. Certainly anger is justified, but the civil rights argument (as opposed to other paths) seems objectionable.
As someone who moved to the US in their teens, American life reminds me football teams. These similar "fan like" group attachments branch out into so many aspects of American life.<p>It's one side vs. the other. We're better they're worse. One side must be good, one side must be bad. Like interviewing an Arsenal fan and a Chelsea fan about each other.<p>I honestly don't even know if these groups could possibly put aside their differences to see themselves as all Americans. It seems like everyone is in the mindset of "I'm Team A", "I'm Team B", etc. rather than all part of the same whole.
I recall that the ACLU supported the right for the KKK to hold rallies since freedom of speech (both in the legal sense and the moral sense) require supporting those that you disagree with.<p><a href="https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/aclu-em-defends-kkks-right-free-speech" rel="nofollow">https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/aclu-em-defends-kkks-rig...</a>
Trump’s freedom of speech has not been abridged. As President of the United States, he can hold a press conference with journalists and cameras present.
The first amendment is a fantastic piece of work.<p>Trump can publish any content he wants to. The government can't punish him for it unless it harms someone.<p>Any platform can distribute their users' content, or at their discretion they can remove content they find objectionable.<p>People publish demands for platforms to remove content they find objectionable. Other people can criticize that demand.
I haven't seen a bigger bunch of hypocrites! Lost all respect for US after seeing how it embraced Censorship as a way to resolve issues. America the "land of the free". Yeah right!
Trump is a customer like any other and if he is reducing the value of the service for a sufficient number of other customers then it is a net benefit to remove him from the platform. Trump starts flame wars for self-promotion and profit and YouTube doesn’t see adequate compensation for their costs. They could stand to have less abusive speech and more money in their pocket. YouTube has a very wide moat trenched around them and so they don’t have to cater to niches to maximize their profits.