Blog Post #8

 I believe that you never hear about these sentiments because issues like the war in Ukraine have been the subject of controversy and heated debate and possibly could be considered disinformation. In other words, most of the mainstream media often tend to censor conservative talking points especially since one of these sites is titled “The American Conservative”. I have never heard of those sites because I never looked at them when looking at current events and political issues alike. Like many alternative platforms such as Minds, Rumble, BitChute, Parler, and many others, ANTIWAR.com and The American Conservative have also been censored or faded into obscurity. Sometimes, they are even taken off of google search results. This makes them exponentially hard to find and the user has to make an effort to seek them out. 


Before all that however, there was a timeline known as the Progressive Era that began in 1914 when WWI broke out. According to a video by Davis Stephens, one of the very first examples of this is the release of the “Mutual Film” known as The Birth of a Nation created in 1915 by D.W. Griffith. After the film was released, riots and fistfights broke out (Stephens, 2013). As a result, the State of Ohio banned the film, causing the filmmakers of the movie to sue them for violating their first amendment rights. Overtime, other cases involving the First Amendment such as the Near v. Minnesota and the controversial Roe v. Wade also began to take place in later years. Another part that plays a vital role in the First Amendment is Dissent. Dissent is according to the Cambridge dictionary a strong difference of opinion on a particular subject, especially about an official suggestion or plan or a popular belief (Cambridge, 2024). During WWI, anti-war protestors were often silenced and arrested. This especially became more frequent in the 1960s during the Vietnam War. However, with the freedom of voicing dissent comes with great responsibility. Several factors should be taken into account. A perfect example according to a video by Davis Stephens is Incitement. Incitement is “Speech that triggers violence or lawless action” (Stephens, 2018). In a report by Fox News, Israeli activist Noa Tishby discussed the Pro-Palestinian protests and the rampant antisemitism and violent rhetoric used in the protests.


References

Antiwar.Com, Antiwar.com, 2024, www.antiwar.com/.

“Dissent | Definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary.” Cambridge.Org, Cambridge University, dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/dissent. Accessed 26 June 2024.

“Pro-Palestinian Rallies Incite Violence against Jews: Noa Tishby: Fox Business Video.” Fox Business, Fox Business, 16 Oct. 2023, www.foxbusiness.com/video/6339274157112.

Stephens, Davis. “Near.” YouTube, YouTube, 25 June 2018, www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbZ2eaCIttg&t=8s.

Stephens, Davis. “Progressive Era Timeline.” YouTube, YouTube, 19 June 2018, www.youtube.com/watch?v=0he_OScdFec.

Stephens, Davis. “Terms & Concepts.” YouTube, YouTube, 19 June 2018, www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwrUvjkRMI8&t=67s.

Whitlock, Jeff. “The American Conservative Homepage.” The American Conservative, The American Conservative, 25 June 2024, www.theamericanconservative.com/.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Blog Post #3

Image
  Out of all the eight values of Freedom of Expression, the seventh value which is Promoting Innovation, resonates with me the most. I can heavily relate to this because as someone who wants to run a video game company, I must utilize innovation in various departments of game design whether it’s console development or brainstorming ideas for games. This relates to both freedom of assembly and freedom of press because it allows you to advertise your inventions and products as well as the freedom to assemble your own company. The iPhone invented by Apple is an innovative idea because of its touch screens and ease of use as well as its vast capabilities such as games, social media, and AI generated content.   The most important one to me is the third value which is Stable Change. Stable Change is where citizens speak their minds and vent without being canceled or criminalized by the government or others. I feel that this is most important to me because I often tend to speak my mind and ge
Read more

Blog Post #4

Image
  As someone who lives in the information age, I can relate to these issues very well. Today the government has been cracking down on various political opponents of the Biden Administration, weaponizing the department of justice against people such as Mark Houck a pro-life activist from Pennsylvania and there have also been numerous stories of companies such as Google and Facebook storing the data of other people. However, it’s not just the government, corporations, and police that invade other people’s privacy, Bad actors and activists have been invading the privacy of others in their own right. In recent times, groups such as Black Lives Matter, Antifa, and other SJW movements have been going after people on social media and especially on Twitter. If someone posts something controversial or something that does not align with their political views, they will attempt to ruin their lives on social media or try to cancel them as well as make several attempts to harass them. In terms of b
Read more

About Me

My name is Cole Moore. I am from Wilmington, North Carolina and I currently a Senior at High Point University who is majoring in Video Game Design. Once I graduate from HPU, I plan to be a video game designer and open up my own video game company called Darkness Games USA. 
Read more