Is this it?
...more or less 6 years to the day too. I have slight sympathy for Tumblr, they can’t police everything but seem not to have tried to do so at times with some of the clearly illegal content. They have been presented two choices, neither of which ends well, and have taken the path of least resistance. Whether this will lead to its’ demise remains to seen.
That said, I have observed in the last few days, a lot of people on this site rail against other content, whilst seeking to have their own protected.
Remember, censorship is censorship.
In recent times, where people are frequently censored, de-platformed, deprived income, vilified and threatened for ‘unpopular’ expressions, ideas or views, it is important to remember that we choose to discern between ‘obscenity’ and our cup of tea.
I don’t own a television, but when I did, anything I didn’t like, I turned off. I didn’t seek to have it removed. There are many decrying Tumblrs’ decision this time, that would have lauded others having their right to express themselves to be removed on this on whichever platform they were on.
Remember, censorship is censorship. Those who have sought to remove unpopular thought and expression have been on an internet virtue binge the last four or five years. Tumblr is the latest venue to be forced to take a ‘stand’ after these forces were set in motion by the assembled Reverend Lovejoys’ wives.
I have been fortunate to have seen the internet in its wild west days in the early to mid nineties. I also remember the halcyon days when people of differing opinions could differ, then go and have a beer.
The shutters are coming down and one by one.
‘Commie!’, ‘Nazi!’, ‘Pervert!’, ‘whatever-phobe!’ and ’whatever-ist!’ amongst other epithets have been effectively used to shut down all manner of forms of expression. This is merely the latest.
Next time you find something ‘objectionable’, remember this, censorship is censorship. This is merely the next stage along the line to tyranny where your every thought is policed.
The queue will run down and that will be that.
Take care and thank you to all the fellow travellers.
