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How to Fight Back Against L*****t Censorship
By Dr. Michael Brown - June 14, 2019

We all know about the l*****t leanings of the so-called masters of the universe, the internet giants. We all know about the discriminatory treatment that many of us on the right are experiencing. The question is: How do we respond? Do we pick up our marbles and leave? Do we build our own platforms? Do we stand up and fight? Or perhaps it’s a combination of all of the above?

Recently, Lawrence Jones, editor-in-chief for Campus Reform, opined that conservatives are being lazy here. In his words:

“Go create your own platforms.”
Jones, who is a libertarian, believes that the social media giants are free to run their companies however they want to, and if we don’t like it, we should go elsewhere.

In the end, we may have no choice but to do that very thing, and at this moment, millions of dollars are being invested in the development of new platforms.

As for Campus Reform, it is one of the most important voices today when it comes to exposing the radical l*****t agenda on our college and university campuses.

That being said, I take issue with Jones’ assessment for a few reasons.

First, we helped build these very platforms. Conservatives like you and me helped build YouTube and Facebook and Twitter and Google.

Some of us have spent thousands of hours developing videos or posting blogs or making comments, getting our message out with regularity and interacting with millions of others in the process.

Why should we simply walk away without pushing back? Why should we concede defeat when we have hardly begun to stand?

Second, when we came on board, no one told us that these platforms would be biased against us. No one told us when we started searching on Google (remember when it was a strange sounding name?) that their searches would be weighted to favor the left.

No one told us that Facebook would be working with gay activist organizations or that YouTube would be working with the SPLC.

Had we known this up front, many of us would not have gotten involved in the first place.

Instead, what we understood was that these were neutral platforms. These were networks where we could connect with our friends. These were accessible places where we could share our videos. These were settings where we could intersect with people from all backgrounds.

It would be akin to a new bank opening in our city, offering the most attractive interest rates and the best customer options. So, we gladly switch our accounts to that bank.

It is only then, once the bank has our money, that we find out they are using the profits to fund radical, anti-Christian causes. And to add insult to injury, in the fine print, there’s a severe penalty for early withdrawal.

Obviously, the analogy is not meant to be exact. (So, please back off, dear critics.) But it is meant to convey a point: Had we known the facts at the outset, we would not have put our money in that bank.

At this point, having made substantial investments of time and energy, building our audiences and our platforms, we’re not ready simply to walk away.

Third, for some of us, the whole goal is reach and impact. In my case, AskDrBrown is a non-profit ministry, so we live and breathe to reach others with our message. We’re here to make the maximum impact on the maximum number of people, and that means not just preaching to the choir.

So, as long as YouTube allows us to post our videos, we will continue to use that platform, since we reach millions of people who otherwise would not know about us.

Day and night, we receive h**eful, ugly comments from critics and bashers. Day and night, quite literally 24/7, we receive comments from dissenters and from seekers.

We are doing anything but preach to the choir on YouTube, and much of our audience is not coming to our website. Or our Facebook page. Or even our Twitter account.

So, since it is one of our goals to shine God’s light in dark places, we’re not prepared to walk away just because we are being unfairly treated.

I’m sure many other conservatives, be it for moral or spiritual or ideological reasons, feel the same way.

Fourth, there is something that everyone can do, and it’s quite simple.

Focusing on YouTube in particular, if you like the content you’re watching and the channel has been demonetized, then support that channel directly.

At present, the moment one of our videos goes live, it gets f**gged by YouTube as not suitable for all advertisers, forcing us to request a manual review. In some cases, the videos are approved; in other cases, not. (So, to be clear, the videos are not being blocked or removed. They’re being demonetized.)

As much as possible, we are challenging YouTube to be fair and consistent. That’s all we’re asking for.

But we have also launched a Patreon account, and for 30 cents a day, our viewers can become full Patreon partners, getting some special benefits in the process as well.

The more partners we get, the more materials we can produce (again, we’re non-profit, so all the money that comes in goes right back out). And, with enough supporters, if YouTube decided to demonetize our entire channel, we would keep reaching people with our message, unfazed, undaunted, and unhindered.

Again, the day might come when these doors will close to us entirely. Or new and better platforms might be developed. Or the whole face of the internet might take a dramatic new turn.

But for now, let’s stand up and speak out and push back. The door is not yet slammed in our face.

Peewee Loc: San Antonio, TX

Jordan Peterson is also starting a site to challenge Twitter and others. Due to roll out in August. It will be called "ThinkSpot.Com".

bahmer

I got this in the mail this morning from BearK.

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2019/06/12/jordan-peterson-is-creating-a-new-social-media-platform-here-are-the-details-n2548128

I didn't like the fact that when you post it had to be fifty words long which for poor typists like myself is way to long and would consume to much of my time. For you fast typists with quick wits it would be no problem at all I suppose.

woodguru

Gotta protect rightist f**e news and lies huh?

Peewee Loc: San Antonio, TX

No, just equal rights.

maximus Loc: Chattanooga, Tennessee

These social giants are not just companies like, for instance, a candy company...they can charge wh**ever they want to 'cause people will either pay the price or leave candy alone.
But take just one internet giant, Facebook. When Facebook censors conservative views and opinions, the balance becomes one sided. Enough people use the 3 social giants that this one point COULD be enough to sway an e******n, 'cause people hear only one side of the issues, making these companies more responsible to society in general than say a Dollar General.
Some businesses HAVE to be regulated because they became necessary, as the big 3 have done. They can influence SO many people that they can't be allowed to choose what we read or who we listen to or what is legitimate news and what is not. Are they neutral? No. Are they fair? No. Are they liberal biased? Yes, most definitely. Should they be regulated, thereby giving equal access to all? ( Of course I don't include the real h**e mongers.) YES! Because they have demonstrated that they have no sense of e******y or fairness.

Crayons Loc: St Jo, Texas

Many have sacrificed their lives for your right to speak foolishly...Todays l*****t's 'the real f*****ts'
are trying to censor conservatives and Christians by labeling it as h**e speech, conspiracy or in one case porn.
https://www.leftcult.com/2019-06-11-project-veritas-investigation-pinterest-labeled-top-pro-life-site-porn.html
But censorship is a conspiracy to silence the opposition's right to free expression and free speech.

Let me remind the little a****a wannabe's everywhere, free speech isn't always free and it ain't always pretty,
and Tree of Liberty must sometimes be watered with the blood of Tyrants and Patriots...The marxist l*****t provocateurs are sowing enough discord n' chaos to make this happen, Not knowing that they will be the First to become canon fodder, sacrificed by their own Bloated Lucy Bureaucracy/corrupt police state that they now serve.

I think Hank Jr. says it best,
You can't starve us out and you can't make us run
'Cause we're them old boys raised on shotguns
And we say grace and we say Ma'am
If you ain't into that we don't give a damn

maximus Loc: Chattanooga, Tennessee

Actually, you are correct! If one side does it (liberal) then the other side MUST be allowed to do the same. Otherwise, we have only the l*****t f**e news and lies. ( The same terms HAVE to apply to both sides)
For instance, a writer was fired for reprinting an article that was h**e speech against white people. All she did was to change one word...from white to black. That was fair, until she was fired and then balance was lost. The original anti-white author continues their h**e speech, while the opposing side is stifled.
Surely a l*****t OR a rightist can see fairness and balance. Surely BOTH can recognize the First Amendment to our Constitution. Don't you agree?

Rose42

You think f**e news should belong only to the left and approve of censoring any opposition huh?

TrueAmerican

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA lookin in the mirror again huh !!!!!!

Wonttakeitanymore

Amen!

Ricktloml

bahmer, I did a quick count of your words, 46, so 50 words sounds like a chore, but is easier than us one-finger typists think. Besides a lot of us are long winded. You will do fine.

Kickaha Loc: Nebraska

These social media giants have reached a point that they can tip the balance of the political dialogue any way they want. You on the left think that's fair today, but what if Facebook, Google, YouTube, and Twitter suddenly decide that conservative voices need to be promoted and the l*****t voices need to be banned, shadow banned, or demonetized? I believe in free markets, but maybe these companies need to be regulated like a utility.