Censorship
Free Speech & the NZ Herald
Michael Bassett bassettbrashandhide.com I have always believed strongly in free speech. So did my university teachers. I recall my professor saying to me: “I might disagree fundamentally with what you say, but I fought in the War for your right to be able to say it”. About a month
Dr Seuss Cancelled
It took them a while but the social justice warriors have finally tweaked that Dr Seuss books are raaacist. /sarc Six Dr. Seuss books — including “And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street” and “If I Ran the Zoo” — will stop being published because of racist and insensitive
The Demise of Freedom of Speech
Across the entire planet, free speech has surreptitiously been under attack for many years. Slowly but surely, one small chip at a time, the thin end of the wedge has chiseled the tiniest of cracks into a chasm of Grand Canyon proportions where we perch on the edge, pushing back
The Article They Don’t Want You to Read
Both the NZ Herald and the Northland Age published and then memory-holed the below article. At The BFD we do not support censorship or cancel culture so have obtained permission to re-publish the article so that our audience can make up their own minds. The original headline of
An Article the NZ Herald & the Northland Age Don’t Want You to Read
Screenshot The BFD Dr Michael Bassett’s column referred to below has been removed from the Northland Age website. Upon review, its unacceptable views did not meet our standards. We apologise for its publication. Northland Age – NZ Herald Suppression continues apace of historical opinions that do not conform to the
Reductio Ad Absurdum
Reductio ad absurdum is one of my favourite debating techniques. In a nutshell you disprove your opponent’s argument by showing that if your opponent’s statement were true, it would lead to an absurd conclusion. This technique is not without its kryptonite. And that kryptonite is of course: stupid
The Cancel Culture Mob Got Gina Carano and Is Eyeing Fox News. Here’s Why It’s Wrong.
Hannah Cox fee.org Hannah Cox is a libertarian-conservative writer, commentator, and activist. She’s a Newsmax Insider and a Contributor to The Washington Examiner. As the nation continues to grapple with the fallout from the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, prominent members of the media are
Don’t Be Offensive in Britain
Salman Rushdie famously said that without the freedom to offend, free speech doesn’t exist. If the Plod are to be believed, then there is indeed no freedom of speech in Britain any more. Merseyside Police has apologised for claiming “being offensive is an offence” as part of a campaign
The New Face of McCarthyism
Ashley Church israelinstitute.nz In March 1947, US President Harry Truman enacted an Executive Order which required all federal employees to be screened for ‘loyalty’ as a way of rooting out those who would seek to ‘alter the form of Government of the United States by unconstitutional means’. The move
After Blocking Australian News, Facebook’s Free Speech Myth Is Dead
Carolina Are City, University of London Italian visiting lecturer with a PhD in online abuse and conspiracy theories. Cyber-criminologist, ex PR Account Director, blogger, activist, freelance writer, entertainment geek and pole dance instructor. Facebook’s recent decision to block its Australian users from sharing or viewing news content has
Disney+ Flags ‘the Muppet Show’ for Offensive Content
Gabriela Pariseau newsbusters.org Gabriela is an intern in the Media Research Center’s Culture division. She is a recent graduate of Christendom College where she earned a Bachelor’s Degree in History. Over the last four years, Gabriela has contributed toThe Catholic Register, Students For Life of America and
Facebook Stomps on Small Publishers
Michael Cook mercatornet.com Facebook unfriended all of Australia last week. Locked in a battle with the Federal government over legislation which would force it to pay for links to news publications, it wiped Australian news sources from viewer’s feeds. So when you checked your Facebook feed on February