Trump Says Quiet Part Loud, Media Still Pretends Surprise
Donald Trump, in his inimitable fashion, reportedly declared, 'We took the freedom of speech away' regarding social media censorship. While MSNBC feigns shock, one might wonder: where was this outrage when the Biden administration pressured social media companies to remove COVID-19 'misinformation' (as detailed in the landmark Missouri v. Biden case)? Or during the Patriot Act era, where dissent
itself became suspect? Or, for that matter, when critics of Israeli government policies are routinely deplatformed or smeared as antisemitic, facing cancelation far more effectively than any Trumpian rant could achieve? The 'freedom of speech' is not a switch flipped solely by one buffoonish demagogue. It's a continuous erosion, often perpetrated by the very institutions now pointing fingers. The
media’s selective indignation conveniently ignores the consistent playbook: any administration, any party, will silence speech when it threatens their narrative. The only 'quiet part' being said loud is that the system worked just fine for them until it was *their* ox being gored. It’s not just about one president; it’s about a deeply flawed model of media and government collusion.