In leftist spaces, right-leaning ideas are challenged. In right-leaning spaces, leftists are banned and leftist ideas are censored. Why are conservatives opposed to the free marketplace of ideas?

Serious question.

  • Dodecahedron DecemberOPEnglish
    96·
    1 year ago

    Thanks for the reply. This sounds a lot like how AM / Talk radio works on the right as well. Leftist talk shows actually bring on interesting guests, but right wing shows always cut the mic when the guest says something thought-provoking.

    I would think conservatives would benefit from having their ideas challenged. It was the main reason why I started paying more attention to leftist ideas: they are actually defensible.

    • PM_ME_FEET_PICSEnglish
      63·
      1 year ago

      You see the same censoring on right YouTube as well. “so and so owns WOKE Trans non-binary sheep” but it’s really just a clip that’s cut off after their bad argument and before a logical rebuke destroys it.

      • Dodecahedron DecemberOPEnglish
        15·
        1 year ago

        That’s why there’s a comment section. These are hardly the same thing. Do you understand why they are different?

        • mindbleachEnglish
          41·
          1 year ago

          If you think calling people wrong in Youtube comments makes Youtube less likely to spread their bullshit, I have terrible news.

              • Dodecahedron DecemberOPEnglish
                13·
                1 year ago

                You. I wasn’t thinking that putting a comment on a youtube video would change the world. Just that allowing comments invites discussion, which is much more than most right-wing safe spaces. Youtube as an org has its problems, like the alt-right pipeline, but individual creators can still be roasted in the comments, and other creators can still do video replies.

                Compare that to calling in on a talk radio show, where your words are cut up and used against you.

                • mindbleachEnglish
                  21·
                  1 year ago

                  Those comments are moderated and often just disabled.

                  And making them promotes those videos, through Youtube’s shitty algorithms.

                  And chopping up damning responses into nonsense is a lot easier for video than for live radio.

                  • Dodecahedron DecemberOPEnglish
                    13·
                    1 year ago

                    Oh sure. Also, 1 good comment in 10k generally doesn’t get seen. It’s kind of a bare minimum thing I am refering to. Social media is terrible but it’s at least good that it’s social. I am refering to the “community” aspect of twitter’s “community notes” for instance. Would be great to have that next to everything really. That’s what value the comment section could hold. Kind of like having meaningful discussions on a small lemmy community. It’s a damn shame sometimes what content gets promoted and what doesn’t. Anyway I am rambling.