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The Problem of Wikipedia

• https://www.paulcraigroberts.org by Paul Craig Rob

In the past decade I have watched the disappearance of free speech. An independent media disappeared in the last year of the Clinton regime when 6 mega-corporations were permitted to concentrate 90% of the media into their hands. Today free speech protected in the US Constitution is not valued as highly as the "feelings" of self-described "victim groups" who are offended by everything from truthful statements to traditional figures of speech. Even scientific discussion of the genetic basis of intelligence gives "offense" as does the use of gender-specific pronouns such as he and she.

Obviously false statements can be self-declared as true as when a biological male declares himself female and competes in women's sports. Those who object to the obvious charade are declared "transphobic" and have to apologize. Sometimes they are fired for insisting on biological fact.