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Gavin McInnes, De-platforming, and the Slippery Slope of Bans
from No Fat Nazis · #126
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3 minExtended debate about Gavin McInnes and Proud Boys being banned, Alex Jones, and Tim's worry that de-platforming will accelerate and eventually target critics of the state across the political spectrum, framed against libertarian concerns about private company power.
- 24:46Tim acknowledges Gavin McInnes has done reckless things but argues nobody is always wrong, even Hitler didn't smoke.
- 25:25Tim expresses discomfort that comedians aren't objecting to how swiftly de-platforming happens without recourse.
- 25:56Once platforms decide you're done, your account, subscriber base, and Patreon income disappear immediately, with decisions made entirely in private.
- 26:25Tim argues critics of the state from both right and left get de-platformed, citing Chris Hedges being falsely identified as Russian bots.
- 27:00De-platforming starts with egregious cases like Alex Jones that don't surprise anyone, but Tim predicts it will expand much more broadly in coming years.
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