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Any doubt that many progressives have abandoned their commitment to free speech was erased

by the hysterical reaction to Elon Musk's effort to purchase Twitter and return to company

to its roots as a free speech zone.

Former Secretary Robert Rice and Woke, Neocon Max Boot, credit that must commitment

to free speech threatens democracy.

Those confused by how free speech threatens democracy should remember that for neo-conservatives

and many progressives, democracy means allowing the people to choose between two largely

identical supporters of the welfare warfare state.

In this version of democracy, those whose views are outside the welfare warfare mechanism,

such as libertarianism, are marginalized.

More ominous than the gripping of ex-government officials and pundits was the threat of prominent

democratic politicians to hall-musk before Congress.

These politicians likely won an opportunity to smear Musk and other supporters of free

speech as promoters of hate and Russian disinformation.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin and other Senate Democrats, none of

whom seem to have read the First Amendment, are also investigating whether it would be appropriate

for Congress to force tech companies to moderate content on their platforms.

President Biden is not waiting for legislation to ramp up the attack on free speech.

As administration has created the disinformation governance board located in the Department

of Homeland Security, the board's purpose is to coordinate government and private sector

efforts to combat disinformation with a focus on Russia.

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