The War against Labour's Orwellian Tyranny
Aug 17, 2024 6:41:42 GMT
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Post by Rebirth on Aug 17, 2024 6:41:42 GMT
It is difficult these days, in any area of human existence, not to encounter Elon Musk. Suddenly, the richest man in the world has become ubiquitous. His energetic presence is increasingly making itself felt, to the displeasure of those who had assumed they had carved out for themselves unassailable niches of authority and now find themselves challenged by one of the few men on earth with the material resources to combat the power blocs that globalist entities have constructed.
Last week, at the very moment when the Labour government was pledging to ramp up AI surveillance in Britain – with live facial recognition used by China and Russia but banned in most European countries – Musk, who has already challenged Keir Starmer’s authoritarian ambitions, delivered a body blow to the censorship apparatus by forcing the dissolution of GARM, one of the most aggressive enemies of online freedom.
Last week, at the very moment when the Labour government was pledging to ramp up AI surveillance in Britain – with live facial recognition used by China and Russia but banned in most European countries – Musk, who has already challenged Keir Starmer’s authoritarian ambitions, delivered a body blow to the censorship apparatus by forcing the dissolution of GARM, one of the most aggressive enemies of online freedom.
This was an enormously significant moment in the struggle to preserve free speech, the first occasion on which the relentlessly leftwards-turning ratchet of censorship has been smashed. Nobody is foolish enough to believe that Musk has won the war; but he has won a major battle, the consequences of which will take some time to assess. It is questionable whether British commentators have adequately grasped the full context and implications of the demise of GARM, so it is worth reviewing the situation.
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Labour’s target now is free speech online, shamelessly articulating censorship ambitions. The aim is to exclude Wrongthink by erecting a Cyber Curtain between Britons and freedom. In the struggle against tyranny, it is welcome news that Elon Musk is willing to devote his huge resources to defending freedom of expression and that he has already won a significant victory by putting one malevolent censorship vehicle out of business.