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Awesome! Since the YouTube staff predominantly aligns with me ideologically (coastal progressive), it makes me so happy that they can shut down the people who I intellectually disagree with! I mean, they're all actual literal nazis anyways, right?! Yay legal technicalities, boo foundational values that make this country a haven for freedom and liberty.

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I think this is a really poor-faith strawman and doesn't contribute anything positive to the conversation. Please reconsider how you approach people you disagree with.

I wasn't argumentative or profane. I think how I approached it was appropriate, so I will not be reconsidering, thank you.

I also wasn't setting up a strawman. First amendment doesn't apply to private companies, thanks supreme court, but we already knew that.

I'm saying it's a damn shame that this company (that supposedly operates as a neutral platform) doesn't itself elect to follow the values of free speech.

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