Thou shalt not say bad things about BLM
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More censorship by Facebook:
https://nypost.com/2022/04/06/blm-shows-how-liberals-weaponize-social-media-censorship/
The talking points have apparently gone out, and it is now OK for the mainstream press to gently criticize the Black Lives Matter movement. Accordingly, New York magazine has issued a critique of BLM’s financial management — particularly, the organization’s purchase in 2020 of a $6 million, 6,500 square foot house in Southern California.
Almost exactly a year ago, the New York Post reported on the purchase of four other multi-million dollar high-end homes by BLM co-founder Patrisse Cullors. The story described the homes no differently than it would any other celebrity home purchase. All the information contained in the article was gleaned from public records, including the photos. No addresses were listed.
But within days, users on Facebook were banned from sharing the story — on the platform itself, on Facebook messenger, and on Instagram, which Facebook owns. Despite the fact that all the information discussed was a matter of public record, Facebook flagged the article for violating their community standards, specifically the “privacy and personal information policy.”
A year later, Facebook (now Meta) still classifies the story as “abusive” and prevents it from being shared on its platforms.
Now we know why.
Buried in New York magazine’s reporting is this little nugget: “Other conversations on the BLM Security Hub chat show efforts to monitor social media for negative mentions of [the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation], with members using their influence with the platforms to have such remarks removed.”
In other words, BLM appears to have lobbied Facebook to have the New York Post story blocked from circulation for no other reason than it could be used to criticize them. And, because BLM is politically powerful, politically favored, and revered by America’s elite, Facebook agreed. And not only that, but Facebook, in continuing to ban circulation of the story, is still running cover for a BLM movement, even as it faces legal and tax inquiries.
Like most of Big Tech’s censorship decisions, it is self-evident that Facebook’s reasoning in banning circulation of the Post’s story is absurd. The platform did not, for example, ban the circulation of stories which quoted amply from secret recordings made of Melania Trump — actual privacy violations. Nor do they censor news stories containing leaked details of personal tax filings.
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If you don’t like Facebook …
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Oh, nothing to see here, just another flipper.
The $6 million Los Angeles mansion purchased by the country’s top Black Lives Matter group sold for 250 percent more than the price of similar properties in its Studio City neighborhood, and went for $2.7 million more than property records show.
Records state that the property initially sold for $3.1 million in October 2020, but by the time it was transferred to a shell company controlled by Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation days later, the price had increased to $5.8 million.
It’s unclear what caused the discrepancy. A spokesman for BLMGNF could not be reached for comment Wednesday.
BLMGNF bought the sprawling property, which features a separate sound stage, pool and guest house, in the fall of 2020 to be used as a creative “campus” and safe house for the group, according to a report in New York magazine on Monday.
"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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@George-K said in Thou shalt not say bad things about BLM:
The $6 million Los Angeles mansion purchased by the country’s top Black Lives Matter group sold …
This one has also been picked up by a few other sites, days ago too, e.g.:
L.A. Magazine. https://www.lamag.com/article/why-did-black-lives-matter-buy-a-6-million-la-home/
NY Mag, the Intelligencer: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/04/black-lives-matter-6-million-dollar-house.html
FWIW, Twitter has no problem disseminating tweets questioning/criticizing the $6MM BLM mansion.
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@Axtremus said in Thou shalt not say bad things about BLM:
This one has also been picked up by a few other sites, days ago too, e.g.:
L.A. Magazine. https://www.lamag.com/article/why-did-black-lives-matter-buy-a-6-million-la-home/
NY Mag, the Intelligencer: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/04/black-lives-matter-6-million-dollar-house.html
Only took them a year.
"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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The thing about having a completely free press is they get to choose what to write. Assuming you treat Facebook as part of the press, which is admittedly a bit questionable. However, if you allow CNN and Fox to decide what people can say in public, then you (arguably) need to extend the same privilege to Facebook.
So, either we agree with their right to do what they like, or we force them to do what we like, whoever "we" are.
I don't think the current system is working very well, but it still beats what happens elsewhere.
As Churchill almost said about democracy - it's the worst form of government, except for all the others.
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@George-K said in Thou shalt not say bad things about BLM:
@Axtremus said in Thou shalt not say bad things about BLM:
This one has also been picked up by a few other sites, days ago too, e.g.:
L.A. Magazine. https://www.lamag.com/article/why-did-black-lives-matter-buy-a-6-million-la-home/
NY Mag, the Intelligencer: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/04/black-lives-matter-6-million-dollar-house.html
Only took them a year.
After the election. The BPS (Biden Protection Society) did its job.
“Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”
Warning: I post things that interest me. Read and comment at your own discretion.
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@Jolly said in Thou shalt not say bad things about BLM:
@George-K said in Thou shalt not say bad things about BLM:
@Axtremus said in Thou shalt not say bad things about BLM:
This one has also been picked up by a few other sites, days ago too, e.g.:
L.A. Magazine. https://www.lamag.com/article/why-did-black-lives-matter-buy-a-6-million-la-home/
NY Mag, the Intelligencer: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/04/black-lives-matter-6-million-dollar-house.html
Only took them a year.
After the election. The BPS (Biden Protection Society) did its job.
General Election Day was Nov. 3, 2020. The article says the house was sold in “October 2020.” It’s not unusual for a county to take a month or two to get a property transfer record to a point where it is visible to the general public. “October 2020” and “Nov. 3, 2020” is a very short gap for county government work, not enough to suggest malice.
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@Axtremus said in Thou shalt not say bad things about BLM:
@Jolly said in Thou shalt not say bad things about BLM:
@George-K said in Thou shalt not say bad things about BLM:
@Axtremus said in Thou shalt not say bad things about BLM:
This one has also been picked up by a few other sites, days ago too, e.g.:
L.A. Magazine. https://www.lamag.com/article/why-did-black-lives-matter-buy-a-6-million-la-home/
NY Mag, the Intelligencer: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/04/black-lives-matter-6-million-dollar-house.html
Only took them a year.
After the election. The BPS (Biden Protection Society) did its job.
General Election Day was Nov. 3, 2020. The article says the house was sold in “October 2020.” It’s not unusual for a county to take a month or two to get a property transfer record to a point where it is visible to the general public. “October 2020” and “Nov. 3, 2020” is a very short gap for county government work, not enough to suggest malice.
The BPS had kicked in long before that house was bought and sold. Where do you think they got the money?
“Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”
Warning: I post things that interest me. Read and comment at your own discretion.
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@Jolly said in Thou shalt not say bad things about BLM:
The BPS had kicked in long before that house was bought and sold. Where do you think they got the money?
The BPS is mostly just a figment of your imagination, so presumably the BPS is powered by your paranoia (no real money needed).
If you're asking where the BLM got the money to buy the property in question, the articles made it quite clear that those are funds donated to the BLM movement. The question really isn't "where the money came from" but rather "whether the money was spent on the right things in the right way."
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@Axtremus said in Thou shalt not say bad things about BLM:
@Jolly said in Thou shalt not say bad things about BLM:
The BPS had kicked in long before that house was bought and sold. Where do you think they got the money?
The BPS is mostly just a figment of your imagination, so presumably the BPS is powered by your paranoia (no real money needed).
If you're asking where the BLM got the money to buy the property in question, the articles made it quite clear that those are funds donated to the BLM movement. The question really isn't "where the money came from" but rather "whether the money was spent on the right things in the right way."
Right, the money came from useful idiots, thereby proving the adage about fools and their money. I assume most of the donations come from high status folk though, so I guess they can afford it.
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"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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@George-K said in Thou shalt not say bad things about BLM:
These over-surgeried televangelists claim they can only build their spanking new church if you hand over your hard-earned dollars. Or buy their magical healing water. All the time, they stock up their personal empires or splash it out on overpriced hookers.
I love how, in the middle of a huge tear against Christian snake-oil salesmen, he takes a potshot at hookers, too. NOT because he has a problem with them ethically, but because he thinks they cost too much.
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@Doctor-Phibes said in Thou shalt not say bad things about BLM:
The thing about having a completely free press is they get to choose what to write. Assuming you treat Facebook as part of the press, which is admittedly a bit questionable. However, if you allow CNN and Fox to decide what people can say in public, then you (arguably) need to extend the same privilege to Facebook.
So, either we agree with their right to do what they like, or we force them to do what we like, whoever "we" are.
I don't think the current system is working very well, but it still beats what happens elsewhere.
As Churchill almost said about democracy - it's the worst form of government, except for all the others.
But FB and Twitter and other platforms are fixable by regulating social media platforms as sorts of private utilities that serve the public interest, and are therefore nonexcludable. They are not like CNN or FOX or NYT who are curated publishers to self selecting audiences, but like CNN and FOX they do use public infrastructure and have responsibilities to the common good, which speaks to necessary inclusion of all members of the society.
