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Baxter48_rivals204143

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RedJensen

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This is easily the best thread I’ve seen in awhile lolol it’s great to see us all come together for the greater good
 

Tetonia

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there's been a gradual, nationwide (worldwide) effort to limit free speech on basically all platforms including small ones like this one, basically since Musk freed Twitter. Would speculate they may have had an impetus for doing so. Lotsa people predicted it, too. And now it's happening everywhere - threat of physical punishment, incarceration and fines at a minimum for 'mean tweets' and 'misinformation'. It's been verbalized, OUT LOUD, this week, in national media, multiple times...

BUT, This is a football website, and I get it. Unfortunately it also just happens to be one place where posting can be somewhat anonymous, and not risk being cancelled for opining on stuff that's actually important. So, we're careful not to name names, and I won't ever be the one to start the conversations, but sure as hell will react when prompted.

Will say it again though...

C’mon Zack… make us proud to be Nebraskans. Free Speech…

you're just acquiescing to the State otherwise. Ppl gonna need to be brave when society comes unfolded here in a few weeks. Any way ya cut this, there's gonna be a MAJOR reaction from one side or the other very shortly, and there's no possibility of it being pretty. Will be scary, or worse. Would be nice to have a place to communicate safely with locals.
 

Huskers123456

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there's been a gradual, nationwide (worldwide) effort to limit free speech on basically all platforms including small ones like this one, basically since Musk freed Twitter. Would speculate they may have had an impetus for doing so. Lotsa people predicted it, too. And now it's happening everywhere - threat of physical punishment, incarceration and fines at a minimum for 'mean tweets' and 'misinformation'. It's been verbalized, OUT LOUD, this week, in national media, multiple times...

BUT, This is a football website, and I get it. Unfortunately it also just happens to be one place where posting can be somewhat anonymous, and not risk being cancelled for opining on stuff that's actually important. So, we're careful not to name names, and I won't ever be the one to start the conversations, but sure as hell will react when prompted.

Will say it again though...

C’mon Zack… make us proud to be Nebraskans. Free Speech…

you're just acquiescing to the State otherwise. Ppl gonna need to be brave when society comes unfolded here in a few weeks. Any way ya cut this, there's gonna be a MAJOR reaction from one side or the other very shortly, and there's no possibility of it being pretty. Will be scary, or worse. Would be nice to have a place to communicate safely with locals.
A private website deciding rules is not a free speech issue. Good lord. I can't believe the amount of bitching about a free website. Surprised all these millionaires on here haven't got together and created a new site where they can say what they want.
 

TampaBaySkers

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A private website deciding rules is not a free speech issue. Good lord. I can't believe the amount of bitching about a free website. Surprised all these millionaires on here haven't got together and created a new site where they can say what they want.
Yeah yeah .. heard the same thing about Facebook, Twitter etc… oh they colluded with the government to silence people you say?

Board you speak of already exists . Called the platinum board . They even have their own version of open scrolls (Hyvee parking lot).

The issue if have with Zack is he’s banning private DMs now. Thats right.. those private dms aren’t so private.

 
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GBRforLife1

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A private website deciding rules is not a free speech issue. Good lord. I can't believe the amount of bitching about a free website. Surprised all these millionaires on here haven't got together and created a new site where they can say what they want.
Any form of censorship on any platform is a free speech issue.
 

Huskers123456

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Any form of censorship on any platform is a free speech issue.
Nonsense. This is a private business. If the website closes down was your "free speech" also infringed on? So called conservative people telling businesses how they have to be run. Now I've seen it all.
 

HUSKERFAN66

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I have relatives in Germany. Some from former east Germany. I don't want to ever be like Europe. They aren't allowed free speech. West or former east
 

HUSKERFAN66

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Nonsense. This is a private business. If the website closes down was your "free speech" also infringed on? So called conservative people telling businesses how they have to be run. Now I've seen it all.
But here's the hypocrisy imo. Can't talk anything close to politics here except in few cases. But when sports gets political, we still can't discuss that here
 
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Nonsense. This is a private business. If the website closes down was your "free speech" also infringed on? So called conservative people telling businesses how they have to be run. Now I've seen it all.

I agree with you about private business, they get to decide how things work for their business. But it chaps my *** when people use the private business argument when it suits them and then when they disagree with a cake maker in Colorado they say, “he won’t make cakes for LGBTQ+, fúck that guy he should have to close his doors forever”. That’s ********, he’s a private business owner and the government should stay out of his business.
 

HUSKERFAN66

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I agree with you about private business, they get to decide how things work for their business. But it chaps my *** when people use the private business argument when it suits them and then when they disagree with a cake maker in Colorado they say, “he won’t make cakes for LGBTQ+, fúck that guy he should have to close his doors forever”. That’s ********, he’s a private business owner and the government should stay out of his business.
Especially if he's targeted. Go find someone else. Almost all of our bars and restaurants have a sign that says we reserve the right to refuse service to anyone. I know that's a different story but.......
 

Tetonia

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It’s just the timing of it all that’s the curious part, this site’s censorship. Kids are now in Jail in the UK for putting incontrovertible truths online, Pavel Durov is still In jail in France for REFUSING to censor his site, Household Names are calling for fines and imprisonment right here in the US for verbalising truths that is inconvenient for the Oligarchy, and it all started with Elon. SpaceX is being forced out of California purely for political reasons. Full-on Lawfare.

Maybe it’s just ‘business’ and coincidental, FULLY respect the right of a private business to dictate what flies and what doesn’t, but censorship is INCREASING, everywhere, specifically since Elon freed Twitter from it. Dissenting opinions disallowed…

Now back to football… GBR!!!
 

Suhrreal

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It’s just the timing of it all that’s the curious part, this site’s censorship. Kids are now in Jail in the UK for putting incontrovertible truths online, Pavel Durov is still In jail in France for REFUSING to censor his site, Household Names are calling for fines and imprisonment right here in the US for verbalising truths that is inconvenient for the Oligarchy, and it all started with Elon. SpaceX is being forced out of California purely for political reasons. Full-on Lawfare.

Maybe it’s just ‘business’ and coincidental, FULLY respect the right of a private business to dictate what flies and what doesn’t, but censorship is INCREASING, everywhere, specifically since Elon freed Twitter from it. Dissenting opinions disallowed…

Now back to football… GBR!!!

Bro, where have you been? This has been going on for almost two decades now. It started around 2007 -- where have you been since then?

Please do not bring up Elon Musk and pretend like he is a champion for free speech lol.

Mods it's time to JaemeGONE some more people.
 

Suhrreal

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But here's the hypocrisy imo. Can't talk anything close to politics here except in few cases. But when sports gets political, we still can't discuss that here

Right, because it is very clearly explained at the top of this board that politics are not up for discussion here. This is a Nebraska sports board. If you guys want to get political there are plenty of other venues for that. Crying about free speech is laughable. It's a bad look.