Fascist Censorship in Western Democracies. Opinion.

 

The Democratic- Western World is going full Fascist. 

Censorship is a central tool of authoritarian regimes. 

Recent world events prove this point. 

The earliest example crossed the planets media headlines: X Blocked in Brazil. Only a few days prior, the CEO and founder of Telegram, Pavel Durov, was arrested in France on charges that on the face it makes no sense. The fact that the man is Russian born might be one of the reasons he sits currently in jail by the pleasure of the French republic.  

A more flagrant example is in the United States, where any negative word about the democratic party's 'anointed' presidential nominee (Kamala Harris) is attacked or shadow banned on the internet. This kind of censorship is anti-democratic, particularly in the political sphere, because to silence one's opposition, is to silence a portion of the people.  

Especially fascist is the Brazilian Supreme Court judge (not elected by the people) who has banned X from the people in his country, Alexandre de Moraes. Why does this unelected judge have so much power? Well democracy be damned. 

As an aside, fascism arrived at the 20th century after WWI claiming to free the people from their economic hardships. Though presenting themselves on populist agendas, their intentions eventually became quite clear. All opposing their rule must be eradicated. The difference today is this fascism does not come with shiny black boots and well-tailored uniforms. It has come in the disguise as "democracy" and 'woke' issues; slick Armani suits and $400 silk ties; leaders preaching diversity and inclusion; 'national security' and faux- threats from imaginary enemies.  

In any informed fascist regime, controlling the narrative is paramount.  

During the 2020 US presidential election, a story about a discovered laptop owned by Hunter Biden, son of Joe Biden, had surfaced. The laptop contained dubious financial behavior in foreign countries such as Ukraine. The story was immediately suppressed and labeled ‘Russian disinformation.’ The permanent state, that is the CIA, FBI, etc., ran to their lapdog media groups, including social media platforms such as Facebook to censor the story and label it as Russian influence on the election. These media puppets complied, and the US voting population was left in the dark. Thus, by controlling the narrative, Biden won the election. This begs the question: without deep state interference and censorship about the laptop, would the election have gone the other way?  

For authoritarianism to work effectively, control of information, pushing only their narrative, labeling all dissenting views as disinformation, misinformation, or the newly created Mal- information, is central to ensure certain outcomes in elections, regime change projects, and “democratic” elections.  

The great and sad irony of these representatives of ‘democracy,’ is that they are using censorship to ensure a free democracy when their actions are the exact opposite.  

The latest news of Brazil banning X is a perfect example of this double speak. The Superior Court Judge, Alexandre de Moraes, could be seen on Brazilian television speaking to a section of parliament, spouting the well-used cliches of protecting democracy and freedom in his country by banning X. The real story is X refused to close the accounts of several elected officials in Brazil at Moraes’ request. Moraes is an unelected dictator using his unexplainable power to censor and silence those who oppose his political ideology. X is a threat to his power.  Democracy be damned.  

It is imperative that the general population recognize this blatant shift towards fascism in our western democracies.  

By controlling the information about our political leaders, pushing lies about other countries to start new wars, misleading the public on a variety of key issues, as a society, we cannot make informed decisions at the voting booths.  

This out-in-the-open-shift towards fascism in our western democracy is beyond disturbing. Anyone who believes in the core tenets of the US Constitution, should be protesting this censorship from the rooftops.  

Though seems to me, it is eerily quiet.