Straight Line of the Day: Mexico’s president compared social media censorship to the Spanish Inquisition. Another apt comparison: …
Who’d have thought that Mexico’s leader would sound more American than America’s leaders?
Mexican President Compares Social Media Censorship to Spanish Inquisition, Calls for Global Action
CBN | Jan. 15, 2021 | AP“I can tell you that at the first G20 meeting we have, I am going to make a proposal on this issue,” López Obrador said. “Yes, social media should not be used to incite violence and all that, but this cannot be used as a pretext to suspend freedom of expression.”
“How can a company act as if it was all powerful, omnipotent, as a sort of Spanish Inquisition on what is expressed?” he asked.
Foreign Relations Secretary Marcelo Ebrard said Mexico is starting to build an international campaign around the issue.
“Given that Mexico, through our president, has spoken out, we immediately made contact with others who think the same,” Ebrard said, noting they had heard from officials in France, Germany, the European Union, Africa, Latin America and Southeast Asia.
Notice a country that’s not on the list?
Does the guillotine ring a bell? Talk about cutting off debate…
…was equally unexpected.
Beat me to it!
You should have expected that.
…having a 10 cent toll to get to Rock Ridge during a coin shortage.
Free speech is the Twin Towers, Twitter and FB et al are the jets.
… posting on social media is like sending petitions to King George …
…: a 4-year-old sticking his fingers in his ears and yelling “I CAN’T HEAR YOU!” Sooner or later they’ll be made to listen.
Mexico’s president compared social media censorship to the Spanish Inquisition. Another apt comparison: …
Social justice to imminent death.
Binding and gagging theater goers and starting a teensy little fire while the end credits roll.
Declaring war on an ant colony when your enemy is an army of widely scattered wolverines and grizzly bears. With guns.
Choosing your executioners before you are no longer needed and become the danger.
. . . the plans of the upcoming Xiden ad-menace-tration and “It’s a cookbook!”
…allowing only Folgers Crystals instead of real coffee.
Mexico’s President Compared Social Media Censorship to the Spanish Inquisition. Another Apt Comparison:
Basil to Basil.
actually, I apologize. There is no comparison there at all.