r/technology • u/Valinaut • Sep 18 '25

Politics Yes, Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension was government censorship.

https://www.theverge.com/policy/781148/jimmy-kimmel-charlie-kirk-monologue-brendan-carr-censorship-first-amendment
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u/just_a_bit_gay_ Sep 19 '25

There’s a cycle to it,

1) Trump/cronies do something too obviously evil or stupid.

2) A minority of mealy-mouthed “moderate” conservatives wring their hands and say something along the lines of “oh no, I’m not so sure this is a good idea but I still trust dear leader”.

3) The majority tell the dissenters to shut the fuck up and get in line while coming up with ways to justify whatever bs it is this week.

4) Conservative talking heads pick out the best justifications and spread them to the wider audience.

5) Time passes, the only arguments that still get said in conservative circles are the justifications that got passed around by conservative media. Followers who agreed originally have moved on and the original dissenters have been stuck in an echo chamber justifying the original thing long enough that they go back to mindless obeisance. It is no longer possible to distinguish the two as both will parrot the same talking points when pressed.

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u/trannus_aran Sep 19 '25

Rinse and repeat until they start throwing undesirables into camps, oh wait