I probably should not comment on the Facebook decision to continue to ban Trump, since I am not on Facebook and know very little about it. On the other hand, lack of knowledge about a subject never stopped me from commenting before.
If I write a letter to the Morning Call calling for the overthrow of the government or containing obvious lies, the Morning Call doesn’t have to print it. That paper is privately owned. I don’t have a right to publication. In fact, if you comment on this post, and I don’t like what you post, I can remove your comment.
I do have certain rights of a free press, of course. I can take a circular down to West End Printing, have them print 40,000 copies, and send a copy to every voter in Carbon County. I can stand next to the courthouse with a sign opposing the PennEast pipeline. I can start my own newspaper, provided I have the funds. What I don’t have is the right to decide that I can post anything I want (porn, libelous charges, instructions on how to build a nuclear bomb) on Facebook.
Trumpists do not understand that They don’t seem to get the rights of private ownership.
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