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does anyone else feel enslaved?
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I get what you're talking about, but maybe it's being a decently-educated American with a black mom talking, but "enslaved" is not the right word for this.
"there was once a time when the sky was open, when the twilight beckoned one forth, when the nascent rivers of the internet flowed free with information", he waxed nostalgic.
"Fuck you and keep your ideas to yourself", he says when someone says something he dislikes.
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Lol, spot on
Well that's taking what I said out of context
Well you gave enough of a shit to express your not giving a shit, so maybe you give at least a little bit of a shit? Enough to express yourself anyways.
And it doesn't appear that the above individual was attempting to enforce any kind of "you can't say that". More like its probably not the most nuanced or well thought out way of expressing your opinion, as it equates restrictions on internet speech with slavery.
It is intriguing that in expressing your lack of giving a shit on the aforementioned opinion you have basically shut down a possibly genuine discussion on the topic and dismissed an expression of the very free speech you are supposedly bemoaning the demise of.
If by imperialism, you are inferring a supposed encroachment on a traditionalist culture, I would posit that cultures have never been a static entity, holding onto a static identity. Rather, cultures have been, and always will be an ever evolving and constantly changing collaboration of individuals who hopefully continually evolve as they continually re evaluate who they wish to be collectively.
There will always be backlash against this change of culture and values, which you are obviously exemplifying here, but I'll point out that historically this kind of holding onto the past has never really worked out nor has such resistance ever lasted in the face of the general trend of humanity becoming more and more accepting of different ways of living and loving.
I encourage you to consider not holding on so tightly to the past and instead find your place as a peaceful member of the ever changing and evolving and more accepting society that will, in spite of the adversity to it, eventually come to be.
No I mean using woke shit as an excuse to push imperialism to maintain the global system of exploitation for cheap labour.
Well now you've peaked my interest. If you would please elaborate?
Please fuck of to whatever “Free speech” site idiots like you fuck off to these days.
This is suppose to be open source freedom of speech you know free as in freedom not beer