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But does that justify banning someone from participation in the public square(*)?

*"Public Square" in this context meaning an increasingly marginal website primarily people by bigots, charlatans and automated bots.

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jarius.bsky.social•442 days ago

It’s not like Sandy Hook is the only despicable thing the man has voiced out loud. Take your pick of a smorgasbord of lies, but hey, Elon is one edgy dude right?

samlowrymoi.bsky.social•442 days ago

I think Sandy Hook and Pizzagate was where it started to turn. Prior to that he was taking weird shots at powerful people who were well insulated from his nonsense.

Those though... He was saying regular people were part of a cabal that needed to be fought...

bjc860.bsky.social•442 days ago

He is a 9/11 truther. He's been spouting this deranged nonsense and hurting innocent people for decades.

jarius.bsky.social•442 days ago

Bohemian Grove, 9/11, Iraq, Covid. There’s a great book by John Ronson where he happens upon a young 20-something Alex Jones who rants about global cabals and human sacrifices. He’s always been that guy.

samlowrymoi.bsky.social•442 days ago

I remember seeing his stuff bubble up on message boards back in 2003, I know he was around even before that. He was always just this flood of constant conspiracy theories.

But he didn't really get shown the door until the pizzagate/sandy hook stuff. That's when they all dumped him.