I have observed many times that the only real difference between liberal Democrats and the tyrants who ran Nazi Germany and the former Soviet Union is native language. Especially when it comes to issues like free speech and censorship. According to a new Real Clear Politics poll, just over one-third — 34 percent — of Democrats think Americans have too much freedom.
Seriously.
According to the report:
- Republican voters (74%) and independents (61%) believe speech should be legal “under any circumstances, while Democrats are almost evenly divided. A bare majority of Democrats (53%) say speech should be legal under any circumstances, while 47% say it should be legal “only under certain circumstances.”
- Nearly one-third of Democratic voters (34%) say Americans have “too much freedom.” This compared to 14.6% of Republicans. Republicans were most likely to say Americans have too little freedom (46%), while only 22% of Democrats feel that way. Independents were in the middle in both categories.
- Although majorities of Democrats, Republicans, and independents agree the news media should be able to report stories they believe are in the national interest, this consensus shifts when it comes to social media censorship. A majority of Democrats (52%) approve of the government censoring social media content under the rubric of protecting national security. Among Republicans and independents, this percentage is only one-third.
- Poll respondents were read this statement: “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” Only 31% of Democratic voters “strongly agreed” with that sentiment, compared to 51% of Republicans.
- Fully three-fourths of Democrats believe government has a responsibility to limit “hateful” social media posts, while Republicans are more split, with 50% believing the government has a responsibility to restrict hateful posts. (Independents, once again, are in the middle.)
- Democrats are significantly more likely than Republicans to favor stifling the free speech rights of political extremists. Also, Republicans don’t vary by the group: Only about half of GOP voters favor censorship — whether asked about the Ku Klux Klan, Nazis, or the Communist Party.
The report also notes (Emphasis added):
Will this presidential election be the most important in American history?
But the most glaring gap is between conservatives and liberals, i.e., between Republicans and Democrats. On the issue of free expression, at least, Republicans are not the authoritarian party. That distinction belongs to the Democrats, the party launched by Thomas Jefferson — the Founding Father who famously said that if he were forced to choose between “a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.”
Stunning numbers among Dems in RCOR's new poll on free speech and censorship:
47% of Dems say free speech should be legal 'only under certain circumstances.
34% of Dems say Americans 'have too much freedom'
75% of Dems say government has a responsibility to censor 'hateful'…
— Tom Bevan (@TomBevanRCP) September 24, 2023
The response on social media was predictable:
Demo☭rats.
That👆is the correct spelling.
— Jack Jolis (@JackJolis) September 24, 2023
Agreed.
It’s really not stunning. This has been the mindset of the left for a while now.
They are the authoritarians, the ones who feel they get to decide what you are allowed to say— David Biddle (@davidebiddle) September 24, 2023
And doctors and lawyers
— Ron Bassilian (@Ron4California) September 24, 2023
Canada is well on their way to jail time for those who dare to offend others.
— Com Pro Mised (@IwasOnceSerious) September 24, 2023
Not even hyperbole…the trajectory and psychological pathology is EXACTLY the same as that of pre-WW2 Germany and other Euro countries, who successfully made Jews the targeted *undesirables*. Before that, it was the witch hysteria.
— June (@skiddingbunnies) September 24, 2023
And today it’s “MAGA.” Which Biden uses every chance he gets, even if it incites violence and death.
there gonna be some reckoning tho.
— CrestonChi (@CrestonChi) September 24, 2023
Only if voters actually get engaged, rise up and kick the fascists out of office.
Democrats have officially crossed the line into full blown Communists.
— Lyn Cipriano (@LynACipriano) September 24, 2023
They’ve been there for a long time…
Looks like @marklevinshow is right. pic.twitter.com/t8wLAwirjq
— Z 28.310 (@Wernick4Dallas) September 24, 2023
Yes, he is. Again.
It’s time Americans wake up and realize that the Democrat Party represents the greatest danger to America today. Before it’s too late.
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- To Hell With The First Amendment: Democrat Stacey Plaskett Defends Censorship, Claims ‘Free Speech Is Not an Absolute’
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