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\"Fighting

Dr. Naomi Wolf joins Dr. Jennifer Margulis on Facebook Live to talk about fighting censorship and her new book, Outrages. <\/em>Photo courtesy of Markus Winkler via Unsplash.<\/p><\/div>\n

Fighting censorship is a fight worth fighting. On any subject. At any time or place. But especially during these strange upside-down times<\/a>, we must speak out against efforts to silence dissent<\/strong>. <\/span><\/p>\n

These days it feels like our civil liberties are being cast aside. <\/span><\/p>\n

Powerful rulers seem to think it\u2019s okay to fear-monger to further their political gain. That way they can keep us quiet and complaisant.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Get loud<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Now is the perfect time not<\/em> to be quiet. It\u2019s time to get loud.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Facebook, unfortunately, is part of the problem<\/a>. First of all, they\u2019ve censored The Highwire with Del Bigtree. In addition, they\u2019ve deleted Larry Cook\u2019s group, “Stop Mandatory Vaccination,” of nearly 200,000 followers. <\/span><\/p>\n

That said, Facebook is also one of my favorite social media platforms. <\/span><\/p>\n

It’s the perfect venue to talk about <\/span>why censorship has no place in Democracy<\/span><\/a>. So I\u2019m excited to host a Facebook Live event with Naomi Wolf on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The right to free speech<\/strong><\/h3>\n

I\u2019ll be talking to Wolf about <\/span>her new book, <\/span><\/a>Outrages, Sex, Censorship and the Criminalization of Love. <\/i>We’ll focus our discussion\u00a0on fighting censorship.<\/span><\/p>\n

Outrages<\/span><\/i> explores the history <\/span>of state-sponsored censorship. In it, Wolf discusses violations of personal freedoms. She does so by sharing the inspiring, forgotten history of one writer\u2019s refusal to stay silenced with the reader.<\/span><\/p>\n

Naomi Wolf is a <\/span>feminist. She’s also a scholar and change agent. We both share a commitment to the basic right to free speech. This right is in jeopardy now, perhaps more so than at any time since it was codified in our constitution.<\/span><\/p>\n

As Wolf <\/span>wrote in a blog<\/span><\/a>, \u201cFree speech is about our right to be noisy, after all!\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Dr.

Dr. Naomi Wolf, photo by Brian O’Shea.<\/p><\/div>\n

Fighting censorship in the modern age<\/b><\/h2>\n

Wolf and I are both concerned about today\u2019s cancel culture. <\/span><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t like it? <\/span><\/p>\n

Silence it. <\/span><\/p>\n

Disagree? Cancel it. <\/span><\/p>\n

So what if it\u2019s peer-reviewed science or a well thought out critique? If it goes against the mainstream status quo narrative it\u2019s too \u201cdangerous\u201d for people to hear or read.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sadly much of our new cancel culture is cloaked in \u201cwoke clothing,\u201d as Wolf writes.<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s a strange twist on an old problem that it is liberal-minded people who are leading the charge of censorship in the technological age, abdicating the left\u2019s foundational commitment to preserving our civil liberties at all costs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Wolf is one of the few voices holding the political left accountable.<\/span><\/p>\n

As I\u2019ve <\/span>written about before<\/span><\/a>, it used to be the religious right that championed censorship, objecting to teaching children sex education and evolution in schools. Censorship has also been the purview of authoritarian governments, like Saudi Arabia, a country that <\/span>censors access to information<\/span><\/a> and has <\/span>media restrictions written into their bylaws<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

That\u2019s no longer true. We\u2019re now fighting censorship coming from those who identify as liberals or leftists, many of whom also happen to be technocrats who are actually also using their platforms in myriad invasive and privacy scorching ways, mostly to sell us things we don\u2019t need. <\/span>
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\n<\/span>To make matters worse, these new censors pretend to be justices of \u201ctruth,\u201d \u201creal news,\u201d and accurate information.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fighting censorship demands action<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

Those who believe in nannying the American public and censoring honest and open dialogue don\u2019t take time off. They are determined and relentless. And their actions against freedom of speech and freedom of the press are encroaching on America\u2019s hard-won civil liberties. If we\u2019re going to be effective in fighting censorship then we have to fight back.<\/span><\/p>\n

Naomi Wolf has had an impressive career as a writer, feminist, and defender of civil liberties. I\u2019m excited to meet her online and talk about her new book, her career, and her insights into fighting censorship.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This interview about fighting censorship took place Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020.<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you missed it, you can watch the Facebook Live replay.<\/a><\/p>\n

To follow the Facebook pages curated by Jennifer Margulis and her team, click here<\/a>, here<\/a>, and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Or, better yet, sign up<\/a> to have Jennifer Margulis’s ideas about fighting censorship, medical freedom, and natural health come directly to your inbox!<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Naomi<\/p>\n

Published: December 8, 2020
\nUpdated: March 13, 2024<\/p>\n

Related articles:
\n<\/strong>What If We\u2019re All Wrong About Coronavirus?<\/a>
\nCensored! Portland Paper Labels Facts About Funding “Spam”<\/a>
\nThe Censorship in America is Getting Out of Hand<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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