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Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald
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This exchange with @NateSilver538 - after he denounced pressuring Carlson's advertisers - highlights a fascinating dynamic: if you oppose censorship, people (falsely) accuse you of not understanding marginalization, even though that's often *the reason* for opposing censorship
Like all powers, censorship will typically be used *against* marginalized groups, not to protect them. That's what it means to be "marginalized": that powerful factions act against you. The experience of being in a marginalized group should make one fear, not support, censorship.
I'm not expressing a view here on pressuring advertisers. It's blurrier than state censorship we reported this week with Israel Oaths (since it's using market forces). But in general, being a member of a marginalized group made me more wary, not supportive, of majoritarian power.
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