[Lnc-business] The Purging of Alex Jones

[Craig Bowden]

My statement on the issue was already done during a radio interview the 
other day. While I certainly don't appreciate people using certain type 
of language or twisting the truth, etc. they should be able to do so. 
However, if a platform decides that a person is violating their terms of 
service, which the user agreed to, it becomes a matter of contract. We 
can certainly dislike private censorship, but at the end of the day, 
since it was not government, the best we can do is say that we disagree 
with what those social media platforms did.

I personally have zero support for Mr. Jones, but also don't mind if he 
does what he does. It doesn't affect me one way or the other. On the 
side of caution, I would say that we would need to know actual facts on 
why he was taken down. Was it due to repeated violations of terms of 
use? If so, I wouldn't say a dang word, because he clicked accept.

If I were to go in front of my church and start talking about the glory 
of Satan, I would get shut down immediately. Why? Because I don't have 
freedom of speech at that pulpit. By entering the building, I agree that 
I will abide by the rules of the church. It is the same with social 
media platforms. That is the building, if the terms are violated, after 
being agreed to, that is on the person going against those terms.

Craig Bowden
Region 1 Representative

On 2018-08-09 12:21, Caryn Ann Harlos via Lnc-business wrote:
> Is the LP going to issue an opinion on this?  It is the perfect
> opportunity to affirm rights while showing that rights are not the end
> all and be all to a healthy society.  A society of peaceful bigots -
> for instance - is a sick society. So is a society that
> paternalistically protects us all from "those unfit to speak".
> 
> Whether or not they are *allowed* to do it misses the point.
> 
> --
> 
> IN LIBERTY,
> CARYN ANN HARLOS
> Libertarian Party and Libertarian National Committee Secretary -
> Caryn.Ann. Harlos at LP.org or Secretary at LP.org.
> Chair, LP Historical Preservation Committee - LPedia at LP.org
> 
> A haiku to the Statement of Principles:
> _We defend your rights_
> _And oppose the use of force_
> _Taxation is theft_