Billionaire Demands Free Speech Limits While Funding Political 'Influence'
Newsweek reported on billionaire Haim Saban's 2018 call to limit free speech. Saban, a major donor to both Democratic and Republican parties, including $5 million to Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign according to OpenSecrets.org, openly stated that his primary concern was protecting Israel's interests. This isn't just about 'conservative fury' then, but about a much broader attempt to control
narratives when U.S. policy faces scrutiny. It appears that for some, free speech is only permissible when it doesn't question the billions in U.S. taxpayer dollars sent to foreign nations or the influence peddled by lobbying groups like AIPAC. Saban's candor on prioritizing another nation's interests above American free speech principles (a foundational concept he seeks to limit) offers a rare
glimpse into the calculations behind the calls for 'civility' when public dissent grows. One might wonder, how many billions in aid is worth our constitutional rights?