That aside, the quote is also stupid and doesn’t even make sense if you think about it. Most decent people would consider it disgusting to attack disabled people, for example. That doesn’t mean they automatically have power. What Strom was deliberately trying to do was associate opposition to hate speech and bigotry with authoritarian censorship and repression.
Even ignoring all of that, the quote doesn’t really fit this situation, does it? It’s not like no one knows Trump is the US President, or that RFK Jr is the US Secretary of Health, is it? So why would you not already be aware that the literal government rules over you, when that’s exactly what governments do?
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It’s no longer what the science tells us but what more importantly allows our donors to make money. Truly dark times…
Just remember , anyone who chose not to vote was okay with this life. Anyone who voted for Trump activity wanted it.
“Free speech!”
And as soon as they can shut people up, and throw ppl in jail for speaking out against them, they do.
Er… OP, are you aware that your title is quoting [Kevin Strom](https://www.splcenter.org/resources/extremist-files/kevin-strom/), an infamous Neo-Nazi, Holocaust denier, and convicted paedophile? He was talking about Jews.
That aside, the quote is also stupid and doesn’t even make sense if you think about it. Most decent people would consider it disgusting to attack disabled people, for example. That doesn’t mean they automatically have power. What Strom was deliberately trying to do was associate opposition to hate speech and bigotry with authoritarian censorship and repression.
In fact, usually this quote is misused by right-wingers claiming it originates with Voltaire, who use it to attack LGBTQ rights, racial equality, and other progressive causes. For instance, it was used by [Thomas Massie](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jan/31/republican-thomas-massie-voltaire-quote-neo-nazi) to try and discredit Fauci during the COVID pandemic.
Even ignoring all of that, the quote doesn’t really fit this situation, does it? It’s not like no one knows Trump is the US President, or that RFK Jr is the US Secretary of Health, is it? So why would you not already be aware that the literal government rules over you, when that’s exactly what governments do?
Edit: Added some links.
https://preview.redd.it/8u2u6p7q6i8g1.png?width=863&format=png&auto=webp&s=789a3554dfb1d2510c905be21af737638f0802ce
And they don’t care how many children suffer.