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Are you seriously making an equivalency between child pornography and raising objections to masks?

Given the rapid and profound spread of Omicron against all efforts, I also question the effectiveness of masks and other containment measures being used. Should I be blocked for typing these words on HN?

How long ago was it prohibited to talk about the lab leak origin theory? Kyle Rittenhouse, who was ultimately acquitted by a jury, was blocked from discussion on Facebook and couldn't raise money for his defense on GoFundMe. Numerous news outlets wrongly asserted over and over that he chased his assailant, when the video plainly showed otherwise.

Is this really the world we want, in which everything held up by one side is sacred and anything said by the other is heresy?

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>Given the rapid and profound spread of Omicron against all efforts, I also question the effectiveness of masks and other containment measures being used. Should I be blocked for typing these words on HN?

Which words? Just what you posted? No. Now, if you want to make up lies and misinformation, sure. Masks are effective. Youtube has a policy on lying on that subject. If you don't like that, don't use Youtube.

>Is this really the world we want, in which everything held up by one side is sacred and anything said by the other is heresy?

You can still find plenty of whatever right wing misinformation you want on Facebook/Instagram/Nextdoor/Youtube. Do you really think your statement is the realm of reality at all?

You do know that left wing misinformation is a thing too, right? You understand that both ideologies can be taken too far and that they both have elements engaging in misinformation. You understand that, right?

>You do know that left wing misinformation is a thing too, right? You understand that both ideologies can be taken too far and that they both have elements engaging in misinformation. You understand that, right

I guess it depends on what you are talking about. The US left has no equivalent to Fox News, OAN, Ben Shapiro, Alex Jones, QAnon, etc..

The right-wing misinformation machine is massive. Millions of people think the election was stolen because of how effective the right-wing misinformation machine is. Part of the right-wing misinformation machine is indoctrinating viewers into believe that there is a left-wing indoctrination machine, which is probably why you are 'both-sides'ing something that is clearly a much bigger problem for the right-wing of America.

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