Free speech hasn't done anything to stop the rise of Trump and his authoritarian stylings either. I think the more reasonable conclusion is that hate speech prohibitions have minimal effect on authoritarians gaining power in democracies.— Rob the Blue Mage (@Blue_Mage) February 16, 2025
Should America save Germany from tyranny AGAIN? pic.twitter.com/Bnq28GfJQY— Crazy Vibes (@CrazyVibes_1) February 17, 2025
They didn't have algorithm-driven social media tailoring your feed to drive you emotionally in 1932— Markle2k (@Markle2k) February 17, 2025
Hitler didn't rise to power because of free speech. He rose because of state sponsored propaganda, e.g. Reichstag.— Elon's My Hero — e/acc 🤖FALSC (@RabidMonkies) February 17, 2025
Ended up with no free speech. Hitler was also thrown in jail. That's where he wrote Mein Kampf. What gave rise to Hitler was the country being screwed over because of WW1. If it wasn't Hitler, it would have been someone else. Wait until 30% unemployment kicks in. The world…— Luke Gordon (@lg2022x) February 17, 2025
@margbrennan better still, take a full time job for one of the USAID funded NGOs responsible for spreading fake news, because that’s what you are doing🤡🤡— SCinPL (@SCinPL) February 17, 2025
Narrator: @margbrennan clearly does not know that she should not engage in the "Weimar Fallacy" and leaned into it for partisan reasons, damaging the @CBSNews @FaceTheNation brand further.— JHP2 (@jhp2) February 16, 2025
Yes, indeed. This is one example of why I flatly refuse to accept that any news outlet, government, politician, administrator, or international body has any special competence or moral authority to define "misinformation" or "disinformation."— Arthur O'Keefe (@arthur_s_okeefe) February 17, 2025
When a government allocates to itself the power to police speech, it is de facto a police state.— John Williams (@johnrw149145) February 17, 2025
"restrictions on personal liberty, on the right of free expression of opinion, including freedom of the press, on the right of assembly and the right of association, and violations of privacy .....are permissible...." -Reichstag Fire Decree, P. v Hindenburg, Germany JAN30,1933— Mike Santacroce (@SantacroceMike) February 17, 2025
The sole remedy for poor speech is to engage in more speech. Suppression of speech merely conceals it, allowing it to fester and develop, resulting in outcomes that are often more repugnant and malevolent than the speech suppressed.— Fallen Leaf Capital (@ConfusedSW) February 17, 2025
And then, when he the Nazis took power, they used those same laws to censor their opponents. And they used the same rhetoric as they did: "It's hate speech, it's dangerous, it's misinformation"— Torch🔥Fire-🇺🇦 🇮🇱 (@Fire_of_Liberty) February 17, 2025
60 Minutes falsely says President Trump doesn’t have the right to shut down USAID by executive order. USAID was created by executive order in 1961 by JFK. Anything created by EO can be shut down by EO. pic.twitter.com/1QiQ0Ihssw— Crazy Vibes (@CrazyVibes_1) February 17, 2025
there is no totalitarian state that does not censor everything from the press, books, movies, TV, history, you really don't see this, it's the same wherever you look— Clau Vic (@ClauVic3) February 17, 2025
Thank you for sharing this. This knowledge about Weimar’s free speech laws is readily available, so Ms. Brennan should have known better.— Jonathan Moore (@AaronMoore21796) February 17, 2025
Okay. Well this is Truly Creepy. Elon send him the Receipts of how much the prior administration paid for Mainstream Media for censorship of US citizens. Terrible using taxpayer dollars and pay media outlets and reporters for spreading propaganda and censorship of themselves.…— StacysPlace (@stacysroom) February 17, 2025
"Free speech was weaponized" I have absolutely no freaking idea what that could conceivably mean Hitler spoke, it was pure evil and everyone with a moral center understood this And no one was permitted to speak against Hitler because he'd weaponize government against them— America First Won Big! (@TooBigToRig101) February 17, 2025
They have been proven to have falsified thousands of years of history. Hitler had a vision for a great Europe, he did not want to destroy it and see it as it is today and certainly without debt! Perhaps the only fault is that it worked aggressively on the neighbors.— Έλλην (@Alogo1930) February 17, 2025
The suppression of free speech gives right wing parties within the EU a big boost.— danielb (@danielRndmNmbrs) February 17, 2025
This is wild: It’s a “crime” in Germany to “insult someone in public” or “spread malicious gossip.” Meanwhile, immigrant rapists are given a slap on the wrist because it’s “their culture.” pic.twitter.com/ykeSIn6Uxf— Crazy Vibes (@CrazyVibes_1) February 17, 2025
We should be able to express things, otherwise it is censorship and at some point, censorship goes against you.” — Elon Musk— Woke Hunter (@thew0kehunter) February 17, 2025
Elon Musk labeled Trump's Oval Office display of his mugshot a 'Boss Move'. The image, taken during Trump's surrender at Fulton County Jail, has become iconic, rallying supporters and boosting campaign funds. Trump's strategy ultimately contributed to his re-election victory and… pic.twitter.com/5FhTF9vngl— josette caruso (@josettecaruso) February 17, 2025
60 Minutes joins German police as they raid a man’s home for sharing a “racist” cartoon online. JD Vance was 100% right about Germany and the buffoons in the media acted like he was crazy. 60 Minutes: “Is it a crime to insult people online?” German prosectors: “Yes” 60… pic.twitter.com/A9FzNcQlUc— Crazy Vibes (@CrazyVibes_1) February 17, 2025
So many countries out there have freedom of speech but not freedom after speech— Cedrick (@cedrick__J) February 17, 2025
You’re standing in a country where free speech was weaponized to commit a genocide.” Utterly false. It’s called the “Weimar fallacy” and Margaret Brennan should know better than to engage in it. Germany had plenty of hate speech codes. Indeed Hiltler was banned from speaking in…— David Munoz (@davidalexps) February 17, 2025
Hitler was banned from some states but he was still able to publish Mein Kampf and push his agenda for the most part. It was too little too late. The fact remains that free speech was CRITICAL to the rise of the fascist ideologies that plagued the times.— I'm Burgandy Ron? (@WillsFerrel) February 17, 2025
At this point we have to assume @margbrennan is doing exactly what CBS wants her to, including spreading this insane anti-humanity bs.— Bob Gourley - e/acc (@bobgourley) February 17, 2025
21st Century Weimarism is now in its death throes.— Paul Roche (@Paul_J_Roche) February 17, 2025
So the only way to prevent totalitarianism is to be a stronger totalitarian?— Tim (@EPluribusX) February 17, 2025
the idea that you have to limit the freedom of the population just in case a dictator uses it to achieve power is... is just nonsensical nuts to an extreme that is hard to understand— Luis Martinez (@LuisMartinezSu2) February 17, 2025