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> Rubio was promoting a conspiracy theory about what he has called the “censorship-industrial complex,” which alleges widespread collusion between the US govern

> Rubio was promoting a conspiracy theory about what he has called the “censorship-industrial complex,” which alleges widespread collusion between the US government, tech companies, and civil society organizations to silence conservative voices Is that a conspiracy theory in the sense of “some crazy low-status nonsense that no one should pay attention to”, or a conspiracy theory in the sense of “a theory about a private arrangement between multiple actors”? https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/zuckerberg-says-the-white-house-pressured-facebook-to-censor-some-covid-19-content-during-the-pandemic https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/zuckerberg-says-the-wh...

gadders 8mo ago
"Kill Musk's Twitter" was literally a Centre for Countering Digital Hate agenda item on a meeting with Senators in the US. The CCDH was started by advisors of Kier Starmer (one who is now his Chief of Staff). It is 100% a left wing pressure group. I don't see how anyone call it a conspiracy theory any more. https://disinformationchronicle.substack.com/p/election-exclusive-british-advisors https://disinformationchronicle.substack.com/p/election-excl...
- ozlikethewizard 8mo ago
  Just think its a geniunely important semantic note that only Americans and hard righters consider Labour + Kier left wing. If the CCDH is a pressure group, its a neo-liberal one.
  - iamnothere 8mo ago
    As an American, most Americans are unable to distinguish between “liberal” (American left, non-specific), Liberal (Lockean traditional capitalism), neoliberal, Communist, socialist, Social Democratic, “progressive”, and the Democratic Party. Come to think of it, I’m not sure I understand anymore, either. I really do feel like we’re entering a post-ideological tribal era. Ideological stances change minute to minute, mostly according to “who and whom.”
  - gadders 8mo ago
    Everyone in the UK considers them left wing, apart from the far left Corbyn/Your Party supporters.
    - ozlikethewizard 8mo ago
      They dont even consider themselves left wing, theyre centre left at a stretch

gadders 8mo ago

"Kill Musk's Twitter" was literally a Centre for Countering Digital Hate agenda item on a meeting with Senators in the US. The CCDH was started by advisors of Kier Starmer (one who is now his Chief of Staff). It is 100% a left wing pressure group. I don't see how anyone call it a conspiracy theory any more. https://disinformationchronicle.substack.com/p/election-exclusive-british-advisors https://disinformationchronicle.substack.com/p/election-excl...

ozlikethewizard 8mo ago
Just think its a geniunely important semantic note that only Americans and hard righters consider Labour + Kier left wing. If the CCDH is a pressure group, its a neo-liberal one.
- iamnothere 8mo ago
  As an American, most Americans are unable to distinguish between “liberal” (American left, non-specific), Liberal (Lockean traditional capitalism), neoliberal, Communist, socialist, Social Democratic, “progressive”, and the Democratic Party. Come to think of it, I’m not sure I understand anymore, either. I really do feel like we’re entering a post-ideological tribal era. Ideological stances change minute to minute, mostly according to “who and whom.”
- gadders 8mo ago
  Everyone in the UK considers them left wing, apart from the far left Corbyn/Your Party supporters.
  - ozlikethewizard 8mo ago
    They dont even consider themselves left wing, theyre centre left at a stretch