This is pretty simple to me and a reflection of the system that was put into place here. Either people like something and upvote it or they don't and it never rises. But regardless of how you feel about what others should or should not talk about, this is not the place to tell others what they are allowed to discuss or like.
You personally may not like the recent discussion about Black Rifle Coffee but it is very apparent that somebody does, a lot of people actually. So if you are going to make a post telling other people what they can and can not discuss, are you sure you are in the right place? Because this feels very similar to what we left behind over at Reddit.
OP nailed it. Either we have free speech or we don’t (and if you believe the latter you are on the wrong site).
I think a lot of the BRCC defenders are angry and hectoring because they feel betrayed and don’t know how to express it.
Yep... We find ourselves suddenly infested with finger-wagging scolds.
Drink whatever coffee you want and watch Cucker 24 hours a day. Seriously, no one gives a shit. But if you post about it on here, don’t expect to get a lot of “updoots” or people not telling you to fuck off.
Deported for opinion!
I can walk and chew gum at the same time 🇺🇸
I think the concern is “shiny bauble”. If it works with BRC will they flood us with distractions? Possibly - we just need to be smart. Doesn’t mean BRF, Tucker or Fox News gets a free pass...just my opinion.
Yup!
NO ONE CARES!!! Who are these people freaking out about their right to talk about Cucker and coffee? No one gives a shit! Post whatever the fuck you want! Just stop bitching and making posts like this. You know how free speech works? You can say more or less whatever you want and OTHERS ARE EQUALLY FREE TO TELL YOU YOU’RE AN IDIOT. Stop posting these whiny ass fucking complaints! No one fucking cares.
Yet here you are screaming at people what they should post.
I said, post whatever the fuck you want. But don’t demand that people like it or respond politely. It’s a two way street. That’s how free speech works. Just like I’m now going to call you a fag and tell you to go fuck yourself.
I'm curious as to why a conversation about freedom of speech has upset you so much?
I upvoted both comments because you're both right
So you're telling me NOT to talk about how all the BRC crap is boring and overdone; and NOT to express my opinion that I wish they'd just STFU about it already. Aren't you doing exactly what you're complaining about? Hmmmm?
It's weird that real breaking news will hit the NEW thread multiple times but after an hour or two you won't see any more posts on it. BRC on the other hand just won't go away. It's old news. At this point it's just spam.
in a twisted bit of irony, yes telling others to not tell others what not to talk about is indeed infringing on one's freedom of speech. But with that said, I'm curious as to why you think its ok for people to attempt to dictate what others can discuss?
I don't. Just expressing my opinion about all the BRC posts today. It's my opinion that they are overdone.
Because it unnecessarily diverts focus, attention, and above all, manpower from the "main campaign", as it were. Divide et impera, one of the oldest tricks in the book and used to great effect by Napoleon.
I teabagged your coffee.
No one is telling anyone that, but it actually has rules in the sidebar. You can talk about some irrelevant coffee company, the rest of us will talk about saving the Republic - they are all just suggestions. Some of us are not satisfied with a simple upvote and must voice our opinions as free Americans with the right to free speech
the problem is that its just coming off as whiny, selfish and actually fascist.
That’s another thing about this situation. Having a different opinion is being equated with being less committed to the cause. These people’s inner Stalin is coming out.
Mat Best joined the Army at the age of 17 and deployed five times to Iraq and Afghanistan with the 2nd Ranger Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment. After leaving military service, Mat deployed to a variety of overseas locations as a contractor during his five years with the CIA. Mat graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Liberal Arts, and began creating satirical videos and building brands like Article 15 Clothing, Leadslingers Spirits, the Drinkin' Bros Podcast, and Black Rifle Coffee Company.
How long have you two been dating?
Great argument, that is exactly how arguments and discussion work.
Are you deranged? You start giving an Amway sales pitch about Mat Best when literally nobody had mentioned his name in the discussion.
the said black rifle coffee in the OP, which is his company.....damn are you dull...
It’s Hafer’s company.....damn are you stupid...
yeah I personally am not attacking him, merely defending our right to discuss things as free Americans under our constitutional right to free speech. I'm a freedom of speech advocate, and as such I will continue express my thoughts about others attempting to restrict another American's speech regardless of the subject matter or people involved.
so then wouldn't you agree that we are constitutionally protected to disagree?
absolutely, but I find it troubling that you would want to disagree with freedom of speech.
i never said that at all, you did. Freedom of speech also includes those who disagree that bashing a company founded by a man who served 5 tours overseas in some 3rd world shitstain of a country for your right to have freedom of speech, only to have you cancel his hard work because of somthing he disagreed with that he probably doesnt even understand. Not everyone is on .win and not everyone, especially those who have seen 5 tours of war, are political.
which I understand where you are coming from. I also understand where the people upset with BRC are coming from. I personally hold no stake in this, I don't even drink coffee. I just like to see people discuss things freely without others telling them they shouldn't be talking about anything. I would have this same stance for any other situation where I seen multiple post of people telling others not to talk about something. I'm just like "why can't we discuss this?". Everything should be free to discuss as free Americans, and like I said, the way this site is designed, if nobody wants to discuss something then it will never rise to the top. The problem is this conversation is rising to the top and it is bringing out some very unconstitutional talk out of some of the people here.