[quote=harvey][quote=CA renter]More of your exceptional debate skills are on full display here, yet again,[/quote]
I’m not debating you. I’m mocking you.
In this thread you’ve actually gone from something you read on a fake news site, attributed to Tyler Durden – a fictional character who represents yet another fictional character – to the conclusion that “the PTB are going to shut down piggington.com.”
And you claim this logic is evidence of your superior intellect.
And who’s going to execute on this plan to shut down websites? Government employees of course, whom you’ve argued for years are the in that special class of people who actually “earn” their wealth.
It’s hard to keep track of the good guys and bad guys in your imaginary world. Myself and others have asked you to reconcile the inconsistencies in your histrionics. You’ve tried, and it’s been mildly entertaining to watch.
So tell us, since you put such an emphasis on “reading comprehension” : what specific text in this law (the one that actually passed) gives anyone authority to shut down a website like piggington?[/quote]
You, the one who’s consistently shown an inability to read (and you’ve done it again right here in this post), are mocking someone else who’s consistently proven you to be wrong about so many issues? You’re delusional, Pri.
For one thing, I didn’t get the information from Zero Hedge. I got it from other activists who also do research on important news. I linked to the ZH site’s story about it, where they presented a summary of the legislation, because there was no MSM coverage to link to.
And I never concluded that they were going to shut down Piggington. This assertion of yours is yet more evidence of your inability to read and your consistent tendency to twist other people’s words into something they never said. I said that they could shut down sites like Piggington (as an example, because it’s not part of the MSM, and has presented opposing viewpoints in the past) because any news/information source that goes against the establishment’s narrative are likely to be targeted as “propaganda” and “disinformation” sources.
What could give them the authority to shut down “propaganda and disinformation” sites?
—————— “(2) Analyzing relevant information from United States Government agencies, allied nations, think-tanks, academic institutions, civil society groups, and other nongovernmental organizations.
(3) Developing and disseminating thematic narratives and analysis to counter propaganda and disinformation directed at United States allies and partners in order to safeguard United States allies and interests.
(4) Identifying current and emerging trends in foreign propaganda and disinformation, including the use of print, broadcast, online and social media, support for third-party outlets such as think tanks, political parties, and nongovernmental organizations, in order to coordinate and shape the development of tactics, techniques, and procedures to expose and refute foreign misinformation and disinformation and proactively promote fact-based narratives and policies to audiences outside the United States.”
The language is kept overly broad and allows the government to target just about any source that presents an “anti-U.S.” position. And while its stated mission is to counter “propaganda” outside the U.S., they’ve included this in the bill:
“(B) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this subsection may be construed to prohibit the team described in paragraph (1) from engaging in any form of communication or medium, either directly or indirectly, or coordinating with any other department or agency of the United States Government, a State government, or any other public or private organization or institution because a United States domestic audience is or may be thereby exposed to activities or communications of the team under this subsection, or based on a presumption of such exposure.”
[same link as above]
Note that the public momentum for this comes from the Wikileaks exposure of the DNC and Clinton operatives’ emails. The Russians, if they are responsible for the hacked emails, didn’t engage in any electoral fraud of any sort. To the contrary, they exposed the fraud and collusion. As a result, our political thought leaders are ready to start a new war with Russia. This is beyond insane.
As for your nonsensical rants about government employees, I’ve explained to you before the difference between policy makers, government officials, and government employees. There are no inconsistencies in what I’ve written. You need to work on your information retention in addition to your reading comprehension skills.
BTW, the only person living in an imaginary world around here is the one you live in, Pri, with your imaginary friends on whose behalf you continually insist on speaking. You are only one person, and you are only speaking for yourself.
