If The Right were truly in power in society the way the Left is today - at all institutional levels - and not just a certain political party holding the US Congress, the few people with any principles on either side wouldn't matter. The masses of NPCs who do what they are told by the media would be right-wing/conservative. The people who are trannies and SJWs today would suddenly be white shirt tie-wearing churchgoers who demand censorship of entertainment to protect the children. The corrupt politicians would still manage to wind themselves into leadership positions, where they would promote whatever restrictions they thought would engender the masses and benefit them. The federal government and three letter agencies would still want control and censorship of Big Tech to hide their dirty laundry. So it wouldn't matter if Republicans promoted an ideological platform of free speech, because the idiotic masses that get to participate eventually dilute and twist the meaning of that.
But I'd still prefer THAT over what we have now.
If The Right were truly in power in society the way the Left is today - at all institutional levels - and not just a certain political party holding the US Congress, the few people with any principles on either side wouldn't matter. The masses of NPCs who do what they are told by the media would be right-wing/conservative. The people who are trannies and SJWs today would suddenly be white shirt tie-wearing churchgoers who demand censorship of entertainment to protect the children. The corrupt power players, politicians, and CEOs would still be corrupt power players and manage to wind themselves into leadership positions, where they would continue to promote whatever restrictions they thought would engender the masses and benefit them. The federal government and three letter agencies would still want control and censorship of Big Tech to hide their dirty laundry. So it wouldn't matter if Republicans promoted an ideological platform of free speech, because the idiotic masses that get to participate eventually dilute and twist the meaning of that.
But I'd still prefer THAT over what we have now.
If The Right were truly in power in society the way the Left is today - at all institutional levels - and not just a certain political party holding the US Congress, the few people with any principles on either side wouldn't matter. The masses of NPCs who do what they are told by the media would suddenly be right-wing/conservative. The people who are trannies and SJWs today would suddenly be white shirt tie-wearing churchgoers who demand censorship of entertainment to protect the children. The corrupt power players, politicians, and CEOs would still be corrupt power players and manage to wind themselves into leadership positions, where they would continue to promote whatever restrictions they thought would engender the masses and benefit them. The federal government and three letter agencies would still want control and censorship of Big Tech to hide their dirty laundry. So it wouldn't matter if Republicans promoted an ideological platform of free speech, because the idiotic masses that get to participate eventually dilute and twist the meaning of that.
But I'd still prefer THAT over what we have now.
If The Right were truly in power in society the way the Left is today - at all institutional levels - and not just a certain political party holding the US Congress, the few people with any principles on either side wouldn't matter. The masses of NPCs who do what they are told by the media would suddenly be right-wing/conservative. The people who are trannies and SJWs today would suddenly be white shirt tie-wearing churchgoers who demand censorship of entertainment to protect the children. The corrupt power players, politicians, and CEOs would still be corrupt power players and manage to wind themselves into leadership positions, where they would continue to promote whatever restrictions they thought would engender the masses and benefit them. The federal government and three letter agencies would still want control and censorship of Big Tech to hide their dirty laundry. So it wouldn't matter if Republicans promoted an ideological platform of free speech, because the idiotic masses that get to participate eventually dilute and twist the meaning of that.
It's less a political thing and more part of the human condition. Most people don't actually believe in free speech, and for many there is a strong streak of nanny-state protectionism and authoritarianism in their hearts. Many more are collectivists who merely follow.
But I'd still prefer THAT over what we have now.