CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY APRIL 27, 2022
WHAT WILL ELON MUSK’S PURCHASE OF THE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM TWITTER MEAN? THERE IS MUCH SPECULATION, BUT MUSK HAS INDICATED HE PLANS A FREER AND MORE OPEN PLATFORM WITH FEWER RESTRICTIONS ON WHAT PEOPLE CAN SAY. THAT WOULD BE GOOD NEWS AS THE CURRENT TWITTER OWNERSHIP HAS CENSORED THE SPEECH OF ESPECIALLY CONSERVATIVES WHILE ALLOWING POSTINGS FROM IRAN’S AYATOLLAH AND THE TALIBAN.
ONE INDICATION THAT CONSERVATIVES ESPECIALLY MIGHT BE HAPPY COMES FROM REPORTS THAT LIBERALS IN THE COMPONY ARE UPSET. THAT’S GOOD NEWS!
TWITTER MAY ALSO BREAK THE WALL OF CENSORSHIP IMPOSED BY LIBERAL SILICON VALLEY, WHICH INCLUDES FACEBOOK AND OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. WITH THE DECLINE IN THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO READ NEWSPAPERS AND WATCH TV NEWS, SOCIAL MEDIA HAVE BECOME MAJOR CONVEYORS OF INFORMATION AND MISINFORMATION, ESPECIALLY TO YOUNGER CONSUMERS. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT INFORMATION BE ACCURATE AND THAT OPINIONS AND FACTS THAT HAVE BEEN IGNORED BY THE MAJOR MEDIA BE ALLOWED TO BREATH FREE.
READ MY COLUMN TODAY ON PERCEPTION VS. REALITY TO SEE WHAT I’M TALKING ABOUT, IF IT’S NOT IN YIOUR NEWSPAPER, YOU CAN FIND IT AT CALTHOMAS.COM. I’M CAL THOMAS.
