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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ahh, geez. Another thread that makes me fearful for the future of our country when people can’t discern the difference between censorship and the free market. I’m a moderate but I really hate the right at this moment for all their fear-mongering and arm-waving on click Nate topics rather than the important stuff we need to get done.

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What is the name for the free market cancelling a beloved cultual icon in accordance with an ideology I don't agree with  There is no better word than censoring right now.  If the use it enough that way, that becomes the new definition.  This happens all the time with other words.  Why fight over words? You know what they are talking about.[/quote]

Ok. So this is your definition of “censoring”. Groups of people and corporations changing what they want to promote is just how the world moves forward. Things aren’t going to stay frozen in the past with the reading lists you grew up with being the only option for your grandchildren. Sometimes you agree with the change. Sometimes you don’t. That’s life. [/quote]
When Trader Joe's tried to change the name on some of their ethnic foods to something more woke, there was a popular outcry and they reversed it.  That's life too.  So what's your real problem?[/quote]

Yeah, that’s life too. That’s just the way the free market works. (I don’t know the incident you are referring to with Trader Joe’s but I am assuming you are representing the facts correctly). I don’t understand that question about “my real problem”. [/quote]
We all know that's how the free market works.  It's foolish to claim the people you disagree don't know something obvious.  It's equally foolish to complain about people complaining, vecause they always complain about something, especially nowadays.  So what.are you actually complaining about?  [/quote]

I am complaining, I guess, about randomly making up new definitions for well understood words like censoring. As far as people complaining, they are free to do so, but should expect to be told why some might consider them to be full of it. No, I don’t think everyone understands the free market. If they did, people in this thread wouldn’t be talking about suing Dr. Seuss’ estate for censorship. [/quote]
On the right they are complaining about the new definition of racism, so I guess you are even.

I think one person said they should sue.  I've seen leftists make dumb comments too. Not everyone is so smart.[/quote]

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