Aries54 said- "In reply to the Kudos Kid ... Just like the right wing Fascist nutters who celebrate Facebook's abandonment of fact checkers as a win for "free speech" they push for the banning of TikTok. I guess double standards and hypocrisy make the world a more interesting place."

Regarding Aries54- I think that Graham Young was at least implying that removing censorship / gagging (euphemistically called 'fact checkers') was a good thing. Is Aries54 saying that Graham Young is a "right wing fascist nutter"??

Isn't it Marxist, Saul Alinsky author of Rules For Radical's that says scream 'FASCIST' and run away, when you're losing an argument.

I think the issues with US owned Facebook, and their censorship, are different than the issues with Chinese owned TicTok, especially with the Chinese military buildup and intelligence activities.

So the Kudos Kid can throw about cheap, simplistic and boringly repetitive slogans such as "left wing Marxist plot” etc. yet gets upset when someone does the same to his side of politics. Oh, the irony.

Lots of commentators have written about the Facebook decision. Graham is but one. You should read more widely. I am unaware of his opinion on TikTok because as far as I know, he has not written about that topic. Stop projecting.

And finally, I have no desire to get into an argument with you. After all, my wise old daddy (a retired policeman) used to drum into us kids – Never get into an argument with a drunk or an idiot. I’ll leave you to ponder which category I think you fit into.

Regarding Aries54 recent comment- The policeman father was wise. Remember the lesson not the words. Even policemen need to obey the law. In this case the law which says "don't argue with a drunk or an idiot".