Posted on February 4, 2022White House on Censorship: ‘More Can Be Done’
Gregory Hood, American Renaissance, February 4, 2022
It’s one thing when journalists want people deplatformed. Countless articles and columns are veiled demands for censorship. It’s far more serious coming from the White House.
Spotify recently posted warning labels on episodes of Joe Rogan’s podcasts about COVID-19. “So, this disclaimer, it’s a positive step,” said White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, “but we want every platform to continue doing more to call out misinformation while also uplifting accurate information.”
The assumption is that the government knows what is “misinformation” and what is “accurate.” Joe Rogan posted his own response to Spotify, admitting that he occasionally gets things wrong. However, he also pointed out that the supposed science — the expert opinion about COVID-19 — has changed over the course of the pandemic.
That didn’t end the controversy. Musicians Neil Young, David Crosby, Graham Nash, and Stephen Stills pulled their music from Spotify. “While we always value alternate points of view,” said a statement from the latter three, “knowingly spreading disinformation during this global pandemic has deadly consequences.” They said a “concern for humanity must be balanced with commerce.” Others may pull their music. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have also reportedly “expressed concerns” to Spotify about “misinformation.”
This goes beyond Covid. India Arie, who is apparently a musician, pulled her music because of Joe Rogan’s “language about race.” Joe Rogan made a throwaway comment during an interview with Jordan Peterson that the term “black” was “weird” unless “you’re talking to someone who is like 100 percent African, from the darkest place.” This is apparently serious; CNN promoted Miss Arie’s campaign.
“ONLY THE GOVERNMENT CAN TELL YOU WHAT IS THE TRUTH” – EXACT WORDS OF JOSEPH GOEBBELS. ALTERNATE OPINIONS ARE VERBOTEN! BIDEN’ S Tonton Macoutes WILL SEE TO IT.
