"Censorship and Other Such Serendipitous Events"
by Addison Wiggin
“What is freedom of expression?
Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist.”
– Salman Rushdie
"Yep, the inbox blew up. Among the more erudite responses was this one from reader Lowell L: "Apparently, any views outside of the officially approved position are still being censored. I tried to watch the video “The Truth About Covid-19” tonight and was met with the message ‘Video unavailable.’” Apparently if you don't go with the approved position, your voice cannot be heard. Whatever happened to free speech and the exchange of ideas? This country has really gone downhill in the last decade or so (maybe, longer). In any case, I was not able to hear what Dr. Mercola had to say. Is there any way that Subscribers can still hear his message? Thank you for any help you can be with this.”
We checked it out ourselves. When the video didn’t load, we have to admit, we thought immediately that Dr. Mercola’s reputation precedes him. We had even joked during the Session that by virtue of being on the show, The Wiggin Sessions would get censored. We did our usual production. And sure enough the link didn’t work.
We are students of irony. This one will go down as an exhibit for our log book. The link didn’t work. Alas… We did not get censured. It was simply a tech problem on our end and not, as one of our producers chided in sarcasm, the “AI tentacles wrapped around Mercola.” Try it again yourself, click here: "Misinformation & The Economic Disaster of Covid-19." (As of 10/25/22 the link appears below.)
It’s a sign of the times that our inbox is filled with messages similar to the one above. Many are less verbose. Most more direct. The majority were confident Dr. Mercola was being canceled by Google, YouTube and other popular platforms.
It’s weird. Joseph is a nice guy. Soft-spoken, even. He has very direct opinions about Google and the “global cabal” but his advice was benign. He suggested the best way to stay healthy was to spend time outside “with as little clothes on as possible” so your body can absorb the sun… create its own vitamin D. How could that be offensive to social media or big pharma? Yes, that’s a rhetorical question. You can write in nevertheless by clicking here.
Follow your bliss,"
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The Wiggin Sessions video:
Full screen recommended.
Addison Wiggin and Dr Joseph Mercola,
"Misinformation & The Economic Disaster of COVID-19"
Dr Mercola's website: - https://www.mercola.com
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Oh, we know a little about censorship. After 12 years and one month of daily posts, with no warning whatsoever, and no appeal, "Running 1" was suddenly deleted by Google Blogger on Sept.10, 2020.
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