I hope Spotify, and all other streaming services do decide not to register. Public opinion in Canada is already running hot against the Trudeau government, and denying Canadian citizens access to their favorite content will only hasten and strengthen what I predict will be an overwhelming backlash against the most repressive regime in Canadian history.
"denying Canadian citizens access to their favorite content"
Daniel, this is not about denying Canadian citizens access to their favorite content, its about denying people access to unfiltered news. If the government can control what you see, they can control how you think.
"If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face—for ever."
They definitely support social harmony. That the tools used to achieve this are murky doesn't appear to cause much concern. What's a land acknowledgement here and there, no biggie.
Although Chinese citizens imprisoned for "sowing disharmony" might disagree.
This is how tyrants operate (and make no mistake, Trudeau is a tyrant). They institute their repressive policies in the name of anodyne social improvement. Who could oppose social harmony? And the only way to achieve that harmony is silencing dissent. So many are so easily fooled, and when they finally realize they've been duped it is too late.
And don’t forget the show trial re-education mandate that Jordan Peterson is enduring now at the hands of Canadian authorities. He is at risk of losing his license to see patients for expressing wrong think in his public statements. To be clear, zero patients have complained. Yet he must defend his right to practice psychology clinically for not mouthing the progressive liberal dogma of race and gender victimization. His legal bills are significant and mounting due to this officisl witch hunt.
Politicians are afraid the market is unfair … people having freedom to choose scares them… because people might not choose to listen to what the government wants you to hear .
I disagree sharply with some of the political views on The Free Press, and that isn't a secret (!!).
But the entire premise of Western Civilization relies upon our ability to keep an open political discourse - to disagree about things and find common ground through speech. If that cornerstone is taken away, the entire structure will collapse. Silence a person or a people and they will revolt because it's the only thing left to them; if they don't, they're gutless and deserve the table scraps they'll receive.
I have tremendous respect and admiration for Weiss and her work. She's fighting the good fight
It reminds me of growing up in Poland and listening to Radio Free Europe and Voice of America on different frequencies at night to avoid being jammed. Filmmakers like Andrzej Wajda had to have their film scripts approved by the government to obtain funding. They had to develop clever analogies that audiences understood but not the censors. Back to the dark ages.
Canadians used to be so nice. And open-minded. The heavy-handed reaction to the Truckers protest was a shock to me. It seems this great country is willingly embracing government overreach.
Big Brother is alive and well in Canada. Sometimes I wonder how many Americans even have a clue re/ what is happening just across our northern border. Limiting speech is extremely disturbing and is, I believe, just the tip of the iceberg.
Or these media companies could refuse to operate in Canada, leaving it a vast entertainment wasteland. So Canadian voters could feel the consequences of voting for Fidel's evil spawn. And yes, Trudeau is a comical ass. But that's just a facade for his demonic, evil core.
I removed YouTube from my phone and haven't used it since they demonetized Russell Brand based on anonymous allegations. While Rumble doesn't have the extensive content of YouTube, the streaming experience is much better. I can actually "close" my phone and keep listening, and I can skip through advertisements. It turns out that anything I deem worth watching is available on Rumble.
Canada is turning into a closed society. It is unbelievable to me that this tyrannical control is the will of the citizens. That they would sincerely choose to be oppressed through censorship, restrictions of speech, movement and access to their finances. It is indeed being walled off behind an iron curtain.
I hope they can find the will to remove the tyrants oppressing them.
Two things I learned from CoVid. Both Australia and Canada, who I long thought were filled with freedom loving citizens, bowed to authoritanism. Surprised me greatly and here we have another example as to how far Canada has fallen. Sickening.
Wow - seeing that screenshot of Facebook news "not available in Canada" is stunning - it's like trying to get on to Instagram or FB in China! I'm blown away by how bad the censorship has gotten there in just a few years. A good lesson for Americans.
It is Facebook, etc. who are not making news available in Canada, not Canada stopping it. Canada is basically trying to do the same as Australia has done. The digital giants reached an agreement with Australia, but not with Canada.
Bit by bit, freedoms are given up in the name of "celebrating" this or protecting that and one day you wake up in a totalitarian society wondering how you got there.
We should celebrate this inanity, because when your opponents stand out in the open daylight and scream about their tyrannical ambitions, it will only open more eyes to the sad truth. That is, assuming people by-in-large don't cheer for the tyranny... but judging from Trudeau's approval ratings... that doesn't seem likely.
The trouble is most westerners are so used to not having these type of governmental approaches that pave the way towards tyranny (and until recently one could argue that for the most part western governments have held up the principles of democracy and freedom to a large extent), that now, with changes in education and just general apathy within the populace, most of the afflicted won’t even recognize these measures as being potentially harmful, let alone see the importance of jettisoning legislation such as this.
Canada be like:
It works for China, eh?
We’ll see what happens... I think Canadians are more engaged than US persons, by and large. Maybe they’ll oust their leadership, but you’d think this fella would have already manufactured enough political blunders for people to care enough to already have done that. I think this might be too innocuous to lead to Trudeau’s ouster, but then again it could be the straw that finally breaks that camel’s back.
I hope Spotify, and all other streaming services do decide not to register. Public opinion in Canada is already running hot against the Trudeau government, and denying Canadian citizens access to their favorite content will only hasten and strengthen what I predict will be an overwhelming backlash against the most repressive regime in Canadian history.
"denying Canadian citizens access to their favorite content"
Daniel, this is not about denying Canadian citizens access to their favorite content, its about denying people access to unfiltered news. If the government can control what you see, they can control how you think.
"If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face—for ever."
--George Orwell, 1984
Sadly, my impression is that that majority of Canadians *do* support censorship. And all it takes is 51%.
They definitely support social harmony. That the tools used to achieve this are murky doesn't appear to cause much concern. What's a land acknowledgement here and there, no biggie.
Although Chinese citizens imprisoned for "sowing disharmony" might disagree.
This is how tyrants operate (and make no mistake, Trudeau is a tyrant). They institute their repressive policies in the name of anodyne social improvement. Who could oppose social harmony? And the only way to achieve that harmony is silencing dissent. So many are so easily fooled, and when they finally realize they've been duped it is too late.
It’s easy to know who’s telling the truth and it’s not those who try to hide it.
Agreed
I’m openly calling for Spotify and all the rest to Tell Trudeau to go pound sand.
And don’t forget the show trial re-education mandate that Jordan Peterson is enduring now at the hands of Canadian authorities. He is at risk of losing his license to see patients for expressing wrong think in his public statements. To be clear, zero patients have complained. Yet he must defend his right to practice psychology clinically for not mouthing the progressive liberal dogma of race and gender victimization. His legal bills are significant and mounting due to this officisl witch hunt.
Politicians are afraid the market is unfair … people having freedom to choose scares them… because people might not choose to listen to what the government wants you to hear .
What Joe should do is hire a disabled Canadian lesbian to act as weed-wallah in his studio on every podcast and enjoy the ensuing consternation.
If they only knew how to be truthful they might find an audience. That ship has sailed.
“If you want a picture of the future, imagine a Birkenstock stamping on a human face—for ever.”
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I disagree sharply with some of the political views on The Free Press, and that isn't a secret (!!).
But the entire premise of Western Civilization relies upon our ability to keep an open political discourse - to disagree about things and find common ground through speech. If that cornerstone is taken away, the entire structure will collapse. Silence a person or a people and they will revolt because it's the only thing left to them; if they don't, they're gutless and deserve the table scraps they'll receive.
I have tremendous respect and admiration for Weiss and her work. She's fighting the good fight
Since Canada now finds itself behind an Iron Curtain, it's time for a Canadian equivalent of Radio Free Europe.
It reminds me of growing up in Poland and listening to Radio Free Europe and Voice of America on different frequencies at night to avoid being jammed. Filmmakers like Andrzej Wajda had to have their film scripts approved by the government to obtain funding. They had to develop clever analogies that audiences understood but not the censors. Back to the dark ages.
I lived through the later stages of that too. We referred to it as aesopian language of our times.
Moving to the US the speech and writing seemed so strangely plain and unsophisticated and direct…
The Radio Free Europe in the kitchen with my dad using his tools to quiet the noise that was cancelling the broadcasting.
The equivalent of radio Free Europe already exists. The leaders of truckers movement keep their Chanels. I follow one.
It's called VPN, I think. Unless, Trudeau bans it, too.
This is what happens without a first and second amendment
Canadians used to be so nice. And open-minded. The heavy-handed reaction to the Truckers protest was a shock to me. It seems this great country is willingly embracing government overreach.
From what I gather, many are not embracing it. It seems, similar to here, that a few large population centers are dictating everything for the rest.
I heard about this but so glad someone’s written a piece fleshing it out a little bit.
Big Brother is alive and well in Canada. Sometimes I wonder how many Americans even have a clue re/ what is happening just across our northern border. Limiting speech is extremely disturbing and is, I believe, just the tip of the iceberg.
Or these media companies could refuse to operate in Canada, leaving it a vast entertainment wasteland. So Canadian voters could feel the consequences of voting for Fidel's evil spawn. And yes, Trudeau is a comical ass. But that's just a facade for his demonic, evil core.
I removed YouTube from my phone and haven't used it since they demonetized Russell Brand based on anonymous allegations. While Rumble doesn't have the extensive content of YouTube, the streaming experience is much better. I can actually "close" my phone and keep listening, and I can skip through advertisements. It turns out that anything I deem worth watching is available on Rumble.
Canada is turning into a closed society. It is unbelievable to me that this tyrannical control is the will of the citizens. That they would sincerely choose to be oppressed through censorship, restrictions of speech, movement and access to their finances. It is indeed being walled off behind an iron curtain.
I hope they can find the will to remove the tyrants oppressing them.
Two things I learned from CoVid. Both Australia and Canada, who I long thought were filled with freedom loving citizens, bowed to authoritanism. Surprised me greatly and here we have another example as to how far Canada has fallen. Sickening.
Wow - seeing that screenshot of Facebook news "not available in Canada" is stunning - it's like trying to get on to Instagram or FB in China! I'm blown away by how bad the censorship has gotten there in just a few years. A good lesson for Americans.
It is Facebook, etc. who are not making news available in Canada, not Canada stopping it. Canada is basically trying to do the same as Australia has done. The digital giants reached an agreement with Australia, but not with Canada.
Bit by bit, freedoms are given up in the name of "celebrating" this or protecting that and one day you wake up in a totalitarian society wondering how you got there.
We should celebrate this inanity, because when your opponents stand out in the open daylight and scream about their tyrannical ambitions, it will only open more eyes to the sad truth. That is, assuming people by-in-large don't cheer for the tyranny... but judging from Trudeau's approval ratings... that doesn't seem likely.
The trouble is most westerners are so used to not having these type of governmental approaches that pave the way towards tyranny (and until recently one could argue that for the most part western governments have held up the principles of democracy and freedom to a large extent), that now, with changes in education and just general apathy within the populace, most of the afflicted won’t even recognize these measures as being potentially harmful, let alone see the importance of jettisoning legislation such as this.
Canada be like:
It works for China, eh?
We’ll see what happens... I think Canadians are more engaged than US persons, by and large. Maybe they’ll oust their leadership, but you’d think this fella would have already manufactured enough political blunders for people to care enough to already have done that. I think this might be too innocuous to lead to Trudeau’s ouster, but then again it could be the straw that finally breaks that camel’s back.