Trump’s Campaign Ad Censored by Facebook

June 18, 2020 3:35pm

The above image is a screenshot of the Trump Campaign ad Facebook removed and banned claiming it violated their community standards on hate speech.

If what Trump said is so hateful and offensive, then let the people see it and judge him harshly for it! But for Facebook to censor the President of the United States is disgraceful. And dangerous.

"Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freeness of speech." - Benjamin Franklin

An upside-down triangle was one of many symbols used to identify prisoners in Nazi concentration camps. It is allegedly a current symbol for Antifa, which is what the Trump Campaign says they used it as. But that is beside the point. The point is it should not be censored.

If Trump's ad used actual Nazi swastikas and slogans, and advocated Nazism, should Facebook censor it or allow it to be seen for what it is?

NO CENSORSHIP OF POLITICAL ADVERTISING SHOULD BE DONE. Candidates should sink or swim on their merits (or lack thereof). It is not the job of Facebook or anyone else to protect us from a candidate or to protect a candidate from himself.

No political candidate's speech should be censored by anyone at any time for any reason. If the speech is that horrible and offensive, the candidate will lose votes and thus the election. Censorship would deny voters critical information about candidates, which could result in favorable votes based upon ignorance - ignorance forced by the censors. I'd rather know the candidates, warts and all.