How Censorship Changed

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Censorship: More complicated than "Don't yell 'fire" in a crowded theater."
In America, we tend to pay a lot of lip service to the idea of "free speech." And yet censorship still exists. But what does it really mean to censor speech, and what are the implications on us as people and as a society? Let's find out in this Wisecrack Edition on How Censorship Changed.
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[@PeterHSPeter]

People love applauding censorship when it's their opponents being censored.

[@tonylawson2222]

People care more about results than ideas like morality or free speech.

[@glitchygear9453]

@@tonylawson2222 Such a foolish way to look at the world. The end result is not the only thing that matters. The means by which the result is achieved matter just as much, if not more than, the result itself. If you do something horrible in order to achieve something good, congratulations, you've done something horrible and deserve to be punished for it. The ends do not justify the means!

[@bnice1374]

@@glitchygear9453 And yet we have war, the death sentence, cancel culture, abortion.... (just so you know I am not saying I am against any of these, I just point out things people could point out as bad) I could go on but I think you understand my point. Saying that doing something bad to achieve something good is immoral, is simply not an ideal we can uphold. It is not how the world works, nor how it will ever work; no matter how much we would want it. This is not because there are no other options but, rather stems from our idea of what is or isn't right. We like to think that our ideas are right and everyone else should think the same as we do. But right and wrong is simply not something you can define based on your own ideals. Something we find horrible might be absolutely normal on the other side of the world. Hell it might even be okay with most of our neighbours. Forcing them to uphold to our ideals is just as bad and in many ways censorship in it's own right. As a matter of fact I would call that fascist.

[@glitchygear9453]

@@bnice1374 You sound like a moral relativist. You seem to believe that morality is a human construct, and that what one person considers moral is just as valid as another. I disagree. I believe that morality exists independently of humanity, and that there is a "true" morality that is simply objective. The funny thing is, I actually agree that forcing your ideals onto others is OFTEN, albeit NOT always, a very bad thing. No one man knows everything. We are all flawed, we all fail, we are all ignorant of something. You simply cannot determine what's best for everyone in every situation by your lonesome. So, pushing your idea of what's best for others onto them very often (albeit not always) leads to something which is in fact not best for them. The thing is, just because something is considered okay by some other country, or okay by your neighbors, does not therefore make it okay. Even if everyone alive considered murder okay, does that therefore make murder okay? But if you apply this logic to other people you need to apply it to yourself. Just because YOU believe something is okay, does that make it okay? Personally, I'm always open to the idea that my ideals are flawed and imperfect, and I refine my view of morality every now and then. I'm an imperfect person, as we all are, and I constantly grow and change. If I PERSONALLY did something wrong, in order to achieve something good, that would still be doing something wrong, even if I didn't believe it to be wrong. Morality is objective, not subjective, and I can't magically erase the truth. On a side note, I personally don't understand the people who say war is a universal bad. Defense of self and defense of others often requires force, and so long as it's not an excessive level of force, it's morally justified. For example, take the war against the Nazi regime. Is every war justified? No. Not even close. A lot of wars began to "help people" do more damage than good. But war in and of itself is not inherently bad.

[@bnice1374]

@@glitchygear9453 I partially agree with you. I however, don't think that there is such a thing as "true" morality. You have to consider that we as self aware beings consider things to be wrong, that were never intended to be wrong by nature. It is the manner in which we evolved that created the very fabric of morality. We where/are dependent on one another and thus empathy became important for human beings as a whole. Under different condition that may not have been the case. I'm not saying I disagree with you on things such as murder, pedophilia or anything else that you could possibly think of as horrible. Because to me they are but, even that comes from our dependency on empathy. Take for example your beliefs on war and it not being inherently evil. You are looking at that from your point of view. I agree the nazi regime was horrible and I am glad they lost that war. In other words, they where the evil that had to go, from my point of view. However, many Germans at the time thought the exact opposite. Thinking we where the evil that needed to go. Sure you could say that we weren't putting up death camps and executing innocent people. But than I could easily say well Vietnam.. Sure different times but that doesn't make the US any better. Even if you look at more recent wars and political power struggles like the ones in the middle east. To many of the people there the US is the country that has invaded their home. Forced them to leave their country. But from our point of view we are stopping terrorism. Yes they did horrible things and what exactly caused those attacks where event's a 100 years in the making. But the war that followed only caused more death and destruction. Again I'm not saying war is inherently evil, I am simply saying that there are two sides to the coin. Me personally, I look at the reasons behind everything before I decide what is or is not immoral. Take for example child labour, an absolutely horrible thing that should not be okay. However, than you do your research you find out that often the kids that are working, are doing so because their parent(s) died, is/are terminally ill or the parent(s) simply can't earn a enough money to put food on the table; and the reason these kids have to work is because they have to take care of their family. Sure that doesn't make it right and there should be a system for those situations. But when such a system isn't there, who am I to say that these practises are wrong. Again to clarify, I do think they are wrong. Every child deserves a childhood and should be encouraged to follow an education. I simply mean to say that I understand the situation and I don't fault them for it. Well damn, I think that was enough book writing for one day. Let's just agree to disagree, I do respect your views and I would probably agree with most of your views if we would get into what is or isn't wrong. Though when it comes down to how we determine why they are what they are. Well lets just say I simply have a different take on life. All the best to you my friend

[@rhaegartargaryen9315]

“Free speech for me but not for thee.”

[@crussteasock4047]

Rules for thee, not for me

[@deankruse2891]

Facts vs cynical lying

[@MrGamelover23]

@@deankruse2891 more like cyclical lying.

[@mistertroll4107]

Thats such a stupid argument people made. Its so irrelevant.

[@dbojangles1597]

@@deankruse2891 Only fools actually think that they have a monopoly on the truth. Cynical propagandists on the other hand will claim such in order to control public opinion.

[@JoelKellenProductions]

14:34 Getting someone fired for different opinions or forcing them off social media is not criticism. That's harassment, plain and simple.

[@yemo34]

After defaming Mauler. I think they very well know that, and are smuckling to themselves. "its not harassment as it doesn't fit the modern definition our colleagues in academia just made up, lol"

[@RoseEyed]

I think it depends on what the opinion is, since if we want to be reductive that's technically what everything amounts to. That said I don't entirely disagree.

[@pjmathison9787]

What about if a colleague is a nazi and social media is an example of market censorship

[@michaelt9477]

Wisecrack why did you change the name of Mauler's video to fit your own narrative? Ironic for a video about censorship

[@edwardliu111]

?

[@michaelt9477]

@@edwardliu111 go to 13:19, Wisecrack changed the title of the unblurred video because it didn't fit their narrative. Just search "mauler the last jedi" to see for yourself

[@lainiwakura1776]

They did it to Chris Stuckmann's review of it too.

[@jadencoremusic]

Damn Wisecrack. Why would you do that? It goes against your entire point to just change a video title to suit your argument. There was no reason to.

[@lazilylapis676]

That's a yikes. Thats not cool...

[@jorgeluz9560]

You know your generation is really getting old when your media starts advertising hair loss products.

[@major505]

Well... to be honest my brother is 15 years younger than me an he have hair loss... so I guess is a ageless problem

[@daniellion5291]

Id rather be bald than have to run up hill for the rest of my life.

[@gil5885]

i'm a senior in high school and some of my classmates hairlines are looking a little shaky. so maybe you're not all that old.

[@warriorscholar41]

Hell, I'm not even 35, and my hairline has been receding for years.

[@waszyrowski]

who you calling old, baldie shamer! /s

[@alexrossouw7702]

I'm going to buy a yacht and call it The Censor and it will be my censorship

[@alexsmith2910]

That was a unique joke. I will upvote it. In this sea of unoriginal youtube comments, you have cause me to giggle a little. In short, lol.

[@thulyblu5486]

I'm going to buy a fossilized hip from a centaur and it will be my centaurship

[@thulyblu5486]

I'm going to worship God in my own version of Zen called Cen (plural Cens) and it will be my Censworship I'm going to buy my own pirate ship with blackjack and hookers offering services for one cent and it will be my centwhoreship

[@Jaspertine]

Boooooo! Ban this joke. Remove it from the platform!

[@dianeridley9804]

Some will call it a censorboat, so be careful

[@Nukarot]

13:18 Why did you block out Mauler's name and change his video title to be misleading?

[@vinnym8461]

Because false narratives drive this channel.

[@m0rthaus]

Obviously done to anonymize the example videos, probably for exactly this reason - to avoid backlash from fanboys of the video reviewers. Guess he should have censored them even more - blurring thumbnails, avatars, and rewording titles wasn't enough to protect from the wrath of the neckbeards. That'd be a good Star Wars title actually.

[@joethemig1522]

@@m0rthaus categorizing the response as "backlash" is just about as dishonest as changing the titles and misrepresenting the content of the videos in question. Heaven forbid people point out when others are lying openly about things.

[@Lucaintheninjatank]

​@@m0rthaus Ah yes anonymizing also known as leaving the channel icon and thumbnail the same and re-naming the video from "A Critique of The Last Jedi" to "The Last Jedi: This is The Galaxy Liberals Want!" I mean why not just rename all videos they show to "Wisecrack is a great and trusted resource" to truly anonymize all things they show and totally not misrepresent people who are critical of them.

[@TheSunshineGroup]

@Brazilian Goddess you've been commenting that on a lot of posts. Maybe you should just get over it. See what I did there?

[@alexsolomon9665]

The modern concept of censorship is in and of itself a paradox. People believe that censorship should be objective, free from biases or beliefs. The paradox is that those who do the censoring are people with biases and beliefs, which negates the purpose of unbiased censorship. Censorship may be inevitable, but it's also impossible to certify the censor. Great video, it definitely made me think.

[@fullyimmersed8578]

Mark Zuckerberg looks like a giant alien worm in a human skin suit.

[@ericgan7742]

u mean a human in a giant aliem worm suit

[@holmholmsen4158]

Serious Men in Black vibes.

[@michaelm3691]

I, for one, welcome our new Zuckerbergian lizard-overlord.

[@Qvmmy]

he try to top everybody with his lovecraft cosplay

[@GAndreC]

Looks more reptilian than wormlike though

[@seanclydecorry1262]

I'm a big fan of Michael taking field trips like this hahaha

[@myshoeisjuan]

Yes, let him out of his house!!

[@Mi11imani]

Ditto😊😅

[@thePrincessv]

Wtf is ditto

[@capamerica2427]

Hey Wisecrack. As a guy with a philosophy degree, I love your work. As a guy with a law degree, it’s worth mentioning that private companies in the US are obligated to not infringe on the first amendment if their property is sufficiently like a public square (think a company town where one Corp. Owns the schools, roads, streets etc.) Additinally, many social media platforms are given liability protection in exchange for allowing certain level of free speech. Aside from that, great video.

[@davidmockbro]

+

[@whuzzzup]

"Additinally, many social media platforms are given liability protection in exchange for allowing certain level of free speech. " Except they don't really like to be reminded of that, and the left screams when the president tells people that. But under Biden that will no longer be an issue and censorship will run rampant on social media.

[@NewUnit13]

@@whuzzzup What do we do about a president who also just so happens to be a pathological liar and is intentionally misleading _literally millions_ of people into believing patent falsehoods? We won't have that problem after Jan 20, but it's still a major problem that should be addressed going forward.

[@davidcrass4717]

@@NewUnit13 During one of the debates Trump said that Hunter Biden was removed from the military for doing drugs. Joe Biden flatly accused him of lying. Hunter did infact get a dishonorable discharge due to failing a drug test (don't take my word for it, look it up). There are plenty other lies from Biden as well (e.g. his claims about his credentials, etc. that the news caught him lying about in years past). We cannot use censorship to protect us from liars because we would have to censor everyone. If we pick and choose *which* lies/liars to censor, we would merely be giving preferential treatment to *other* lies/liars. If we start giving preferential treatment to certain lies/liars, we fall directly into a game of "us vs. them" in which the objective must be beating ones opponent and cannot therefore be concerned with the truth. On the surface it sounds great to censor liars, but it isn't that simple.

[@agafaba]

the issue is that they are already being held liable for content on their platforms anyway, so they are legally required to do some sensorship, then when they apply it in any way (including adding a disclaimer) to the wrong person they are called to be liable for that too. If Facebook should be allowing all content on their platform then they should be allowed to have ALL content, consequence free.

[@robertprije8078]

One of my favourite parts of Michael's Wisecrack videos is his mostly blank and deadpan face while saying "and now, back to the show" after doing his sponsorship spiel. It feels like he's saying so much while being careful to not overtly say anything at all. This video was fantastic, by the way. Well researched, non-partisan and very informative. Thanks, Wisecrack team!

[@kokofan50]

When you say an independent review was done on something, you have to say by whom it was done. That’s a rather interesting bit of censorship in a video about censorship

[@davidreynold7919]

No.... you don't understand the guy was independently biased, that changes everything

[@JanVerny]

I mean, yeah, they should cite their sources like more serious channels do, but the idea behind "independent review" is that well it is independent.

[@kokofan50]

@@JanVerny I fully support a review by an independent third party, but saying something something was done by a third party doesn’t give it credibility, like they seem to think it does.

[@falahati]

@@kokofan50 search man; this is the internet. It's not TV and you don't have to, and honestly should not take what is said here as fact. The fact that they pointed to an "article" should be enough to find it easily for anyone interested. Otherwise, as far as the video itself is concerned, it was just used to make a point. This video was not about that article.

[@kokofan50]

@@falahati it’s not my job to find their sources, and if they mention something without actually giving their source, it takes away from their point.

[@willsono408]

Did this guy change the title of maulers video????

[@thekman719]

Yep

[@Our_Family152]

@@thekman719 yes read my other comment he's the one who's really censoring

[@96keyblade]

Why do you alter Mauler's Last Jedi video title making it political, when Mauler's video was not political?

[@lukew6725]

Also, he could have just shown the Unbridled Rage and it would have made the same point.

[@theone-uc9dm]

Why do you think because they're dishonest

[@96keyblade]

@@theone-uc9dm Since they altered information before presenting it to us in order to alter the way we perceive that information in a way that will support their argument.

[@theone-uc9dm]

@@96keyblade I was supposed to be sarcasm I could have worded that better I agreed with you

[@96keyblade]

@@theone-uc9dm Oh man, I'm sorry! My bad too, I can take things much too seriously.

[@miamiyeah]

Why did you photoshop mauler’s video

[@rageface6667]

@Brazilian Goddess stop with that fanboys they would have blurred him to if that was the cas their just dickhead

[@Hustler2_]

@Brazilian Goddess this is not how copyright works

[@Hustler2_]

@Brazilian Goddess if they were so afraid of copyright, then why show it at all? False titles fit their narrative, real ones don't

[@TRQDude]

@Brazilian Goddess It's very much lying. They first edited videos to showcase a narrative they wanted. Then when those creators spoke up about their content being misrepresented, it took them 3 different edits to blur the thumbnails and channels. Then all that's left is fake video titles that Wisecrack created to fit the narrative they want. It's scummy.

[@TRQDude]

@Brazilian Goddess Stop whiteknighting for them bot. You've copypasted the same replies like 20 times. They're the scumbags in this situation, and they should have just cut that portion f the video since they had to make up fake videos to promote their narrative.

[@petemadrona2252]

I don't know about censorship, but they definitely have to let you back into Taco Bell. Their discrimination against potatoes is unfounded.

[@lexman7179]

I think being banned from Taco Bell might be good for ones health.

[@spacepirate4623]

@@lexman7179 would be based

[@cadejust6777]

@@lexman7179 What Wisecrack Just Said Then Was Bulshit Universities Are Overwhelmingly To The Left Especially Left Wing University Professors so how can left-wing Professors Be Fired From Right Wing The right wing have no control over Universities It Is The Left That Have Control Over Universities so it makes Sense That right Wing Professors Are Actually The Ones Being Fired Not Left Wing Professors?.📱💲💰💸😎🤓?.

[@DagothDaddy]

why did you change the title of Mauler's video but keep his channel un blurred? Are you purposely trying to misrepresent him in order to make your point?

[@vinnym8461]

Yes, yes they are.

[@DagothDaddy]

@@vinnym8461 wise crack have always been shit,but even I never expected them to stoop to the level of showing someone's video and channel but changing the title to misrepresent it

[@m0rthaus]

Clearly he blurred the other two video thumbnails as they had images of the authors faces on them. The titles were all replaced. The author's avatars were attempted to be hidden too. All seems to be an attempt to anonymize them as they were used as 'generic angry TLJ reviews' - but I'll admit he could have done a better job finding other examples. Honestly seems like a weird component of the video to fixate on and white-knight over - nobody is personally being intentionally misrepresented, as these are intended to be generic.

[@Lucaintheninjatank]

@@m0rthaus Okay but the context of what they are saying seems incredibly bitter towards the people who made videos critiquing The Last Jedi and the fact they left one guy in particulars thumbnail and channel icon unblurred while also changing the title to something that horribly misrepresents the video speaks to something a bit more deliberate.

[@OldPanther]

@@m0rthaus They used image editing to change the title of someone's video. That is very deliberate and malicious.

[@grandarkfang_1482]

I love how this video is about censorship, and yet Mauler's video, and a bunch of other people's videos on The Last Jedi were either censored or had their titles re-written to fit the narrative of this video.

[@theoverlord9944]

why are so many people up in arm over this it is just one clip of videos about a KZbinr about a topic that people don't give a shit about

[@themaverick6269]

@@theoverlord9944 BECAUSE THEY ARE AN EDUCATIONAL CHANNEL MORON! Jesus Christ! It's almost like people don't like it when a supposedly educational youtube channel blatantly lies to their faces! FREAKING SHOCKER!

[@theoverlord9944]

@@themaverick6269 one don't call me a moron 2 calm down Karen it just a joke I made 3 do you have to insult me?

[@lukew6725]

@@theoverlord9944 The original title of Mauler's video is "A Critique of Star Wars: The Last Jedi - Part 1" yet Wisecrack shows it as "The Last Jedi: This is the galaxy liberals want" . Do you honestly not see how he is purposely misrepresenting Mauler here?

[@theoverlord9944]

@@lukew6725 I do see it but I don't give a shit if they misrepresented some random youtuber who made a hour long video to say a bad movie was bad

[@chrissullivan6403]

13:23 Oh the irony of lying in a video about the dangers of misinformation. It’s like caviar for the mind.

[@sicarii545]

what do you mean its all blurred. I didn't even realize those were real results but if anything g he was just making fun of those types of channels

[@chrissullivan6403]

@@sicarii545 psst, my comment was from 6 months ago. You reckon it’s possible that the video has been altered in that time?

[@shaheedharun445]

They don't just censor misinformation

[@davidpacheco889]

13:13 @Wisecrack why did you choose to show @Mauler profile pic and video with a fake title?

[@gregcorona2439]

So how does that one small insignificant thing make the whole video nonsense?

[@jonahlstrom4753]

@@gregcorona2439 how does a video talking about the dangers of censorship get ruined when they are fabricating the supporting evidence? ...???

[@gregcorona2439]

@@jonahlstrom4753 This video isn't about star wars videos on KZbin. It really is insignificant. Period.

[@warbler1984]

@@gregcorona2439 it does make them look extremely disingenuous though. Also don't play dumb people here aren't objecting to an interpretation of star wars they're bemoaning that Wisecrack changed a video title by someone else for their own aims.

[@aronivarsson3493]

@@warbler1984 People don't care about dishonesty anymore. They want their own hateful feelings be acknowledged by other creators they think they share a worldview with. It's to justify their animosity towards the ones they want to discriminate, sort of like how people use stereotypes to judge certain persons character by the color of their skin, creed or political leaning. This isn't exclusive to "left" or "right" as it's portrayed in the KZbinsphere, but it's usually the extremes that portray this behavior. You can just see who are the most popular in this field, the ones "dunking" or "responding" on videos. Mauler is guilty of this as well, and I admit it's sometimes entertaining, but it doesn't add anything to the discussion. However, people are free to enjoy the media they want, and criticize whatever they want, however they want. But honesty should still be championed if you want to be taken seriously.

[@jakegriffith6871]

Ironic that a video about censorship had to edit the titles of people's videos to try and lie and make them look bad

[@jakegriffith6871]

@Armando Barlick "A Critique of Star Wars The Last Jedi: Part 1" I imagine the other two titles are also bullshit, but he blurred out the uploaders so I can't verify

[@Thaatcher]

The top one was by Vito (a liberal) and was called The Last Jedi: A Cinematic Failure or something like that

[@arenkai]

Them doctoring titles to bolster their point in a video about censorship is irony at its finest. . . They might not know... But censorship can take different forms. . . They should make a video on it

[@blindeyedblightmain3565]

The fucking names are blurred as well, what the fuck are you talking about. And to even see a channel icon you have to zoom in like crazy. It's not the critique against them on a personal level, it is just a funny example he thought would be good to add in.

[@lainiwakura1776]

@@jakegriffith6871 They left the description on Chris Stuckmann's video, so that one is his and I know he doesn't tell people what to think about the movies he reviews.

[@joeybar.]

Lmao you straight up changed Mauler’s title

[@MagnusPrimeZ]

Wisecrack censoring comments in a video about censorship in 3...2...

[@themasterblaze7563]

3...2...1... Let's jam!

[@lambchu6459]

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[@lilliandsouza4982]

@@lambchu6459 rit dit dit dit do!

[@nicholasberthod9606]

*[REDACTED]*

[@JackSparrow-re4ql]

****!

[@FaithFacts]

B******!

[@a-s-greig]

*_This Content Has Been Approved By The Ministry Of Truth._* *_Remember: BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU._*

[@MereBearScare]

I'd argue that "cancel culture" is a form of censorship, but more on a cultural level, and inadvertently leads to people censoring themselves if they want to keep their jobs and avoid getting ripped apart by Twitter.

[@davidlewis6728]

cancel culture attacks you irl for what you say online. free speech=/=free expression.

[@naknampucha5236]

@@davidlewis6728 Mob mentality will destroy anything as long they find it fit to "Cancel" anything. It doesn't have to be right or wrong, as long they started instigating it and find it believable, nobody can stop them, even if they feel wronged, nobody will apologize or pay the damage that have been made.

[@davidlewis6728]

@@naknampucha5236 defang the mob and cancel culture goes away. censor the mob and they only get more violent.

[@nunisthathigh4825]

Of course you're not going to have much freedom of speech at all in a public sphere. Social media companies already have a thousand anti-free speech guidelines listed out in their policies itself. If you want to actually have free speech you have to go outside the public eye (underground). Because people are very good at mucking everything up including free speech. Anything else is social fascism or in other words, socialistic.

[@chriswilson3126]

What's the deal with changing the titals of maulers last jedi vids?

[@AkaroXIV]

@Brazilian Goddess Eh your guess is as good as anyone else's.

[@rageface6667]

@Brazilian Goddess no their just twat

[@punbug4721]

@Brazilian Goddess Fair use covers a five-second screenshot of someone else's YT thumbnail if it's used as a point in your argument. Every YT creator knows that, especially one as big as Wisecrack. Why does a goddess need to simp?

[@TheBlueArmageddon]

@@punbug4721 Ah yes, cause the fair use laws are NEVER broken by KZbin or the "copyright holder" :)

[@damocles7406]

Talks about how censorship is bad. Proceeds to change the title of a certain long man's video at 13:22 to misrepresent it. Glorious.

[@telltellyn]

You didn't actually watch the video did you.

[@fatespartan8893]

@@telltellyn I'm confused I'm sure we all saw the same video?

[@telltellyn]

@@fatespartan8893 Then how miss the point? They spell it out multiple times, couldn't have been much more clear. Video is about how censorship exists inevitably and is a common aspect of discourse that goes unnoticed, because rather than just being good or bad it's better thought of as a spectrum that covers what's within current public acceptance.

[@klaussone]

@@telltellyn Which in itself is a stupid position to put your argument in. Since you are then forced to accept that is right or wrong, relatively within the confines of such spectrum. Which in turn explains why is currently viewed as wrong. And thus coming full circle to acknowledge that is reasonable to be considered wrong on todays zeitgeist. Edit: this also makes the tactics employed dishonest. Since they are still misrepresenting in favour a flawed argument. This has nothing to do anymore with censorship, and everything to do with popper philosophical discourse.

[@telltellyn]

@@klaussone It's the reality of human discourse, complicated and messy. There's no point calling it stupid, the spectrum of acceptable topics is just how people work, like it or not.

[@AneTix101]

Why'd you change the title of Mauler's video when there's nothing political about it?

[@a-s-greig]

@Brazilian Goddess Content owner is here though... and he's ticked.

[@punbug4721]

@Brazilian Goddess Fair use covers a five-second screenshot of someone else's YT thumbnail if it's used as a point in your argument. Every YT creator knows that, especially one as big as Wisecrack.

[@MartianMallCopStudiosChannel]

@Brazilian Goddess lol are you a bot. This is copied like 50 times even when it doesn't make sense

[@DeimanFlores]

JAREDS HAIR HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN AND CONTROLS HIS BODY! SPREAD THE NEWS BEFORE THEy CENSHFUUSU-- error

[@mmmk6322]

Covfefee

[@josethebioform7519]

The godly golden locks wants unity D F. Why must you resist cant you see the the tendrils reaching for you are locks of love. May it ever have volume

[@JackSparrow-re4ql]

Who is this "Jar Ed" of whom you speak?

[@ndelano]

Big Shampoo is putting mind controlling sulfides in their products. Beware! Many such cases

[@poorlybus417]

13:19 That’s pretty shitty to photoshop a KZbin video title to improve you argument.

[@TheTendermen]

13:20 mate the titles are wrong

[@EziooAuditore]

Which is ironic in a video about censorship lmao

[@TheTendermen]

@Brazilian Goddess So to avoid copyright claims all they had to do is lie about content owners content...

[@Vivi_9]

Oh my God why do so many people care about this lmao stop missing the point

[@tickaten]

@Brazilian Goddess no, it's because they didn't fit their point maulers video is not about the galaxy liberals want, its a critique, and vito, the one they changed to death of the cinema is a die hard liberal

[@tickaten]

@Brazilian Goddess why would you do it if you were them then

[@tomtommerson6320]

13:17 why did you change the title for Vito and Maulers video? The first one is just the same as the thumbnail. The third one (mauler's) should be: A Critique of Star Wars the Last Jedi Part 1

[@alexsmith2910]

They changed it to not have them receive flak for being hypocrites.

[@tomtommerson6320]

@@alexsmith2910 idc its still wrong

[@masonshipton2344]

Because they couldn't come up with any actual reasoning, so made up a bunch of bullshit.

[@ChaseFace]

Nice job misrepresenting MauLer's video in a video about censorship. Palpatine "Ironic" .gif goes here.

[@TheBlujy]

We gonna be seeing this vid in a future EFAP? I sure hope so.

[@Gackt4awesome]

nah, it was quite accurate. Mauler's video is a manchild throwing a temper tantrum over a franchise that Lucas ruined back in 1999. Making an 8 hour video on a 2.5 hour movie misses the point of what RedletterMedia reviews are about. Mauler is just too brainwashed over Lucas's interpretation of Star Wars despite all the major fundamental problems in the Prequel era.

[@TheBlujy]

@@Gackt4awesome you ever watched one of his vids man?

[@TheBlujy]

@UCC-5tOw0xsk7ZlnRDRDDAaQ yeah that’s fair. It’d definitely be fun to hear them rip the shit out of em about it tho lol.

[@orenalbertmeisel3127]

@@TheBlujy they should definitely briefly mention it during the next stream, but the video isn’t really fit for EFAP coverage if you ask me. The video is too political, and EFAP is more about bad video essays concerning games, movies and similar

[@lukedelzell4880]

You censored Vito's name.

[@vito]

Yup. They don't want people finding out I'm a huge liberal who has never endorsed any Fox News commentators.

[@telltellyn]

@@vito Yes I'm sure everyone comes out of this video drawing conclusions about you and other KZbinrs from that split second shot with blurred out names, icons and fake titles.

[@lukedelzell4880]

@Brazilian Goddess nope

[@vito]

@@telltellyn You realize they only added the blur after we called them out, yeah?

[@vito]

@Brazilian Goddess They added the blur AFTER people pointed out their hypocrisy

[@joshuachitwood7586]

Thanks for criticizing Mauler. I now know how little worth you hold.

[@SellOrFail]

I mean...facts don't care about your feelings right? Lol

[@joshuachitwood7586]

@@SellOrFail You're nonsense reply will be lost to history, like the names of worthless men.

[@shoepuffwilliam560]

Confusion is the best weapon to use with people with internet access. They play the same side guys but they want us to argue and not know who to believe.

[@deadpilled2942]

This is the conclusion that I keep coming back to

[@shoepuffwilliam560]

@deadpilled2942 when people are in a state of confusion they are more prone to be in a state of fear. When people are in a state of fear it's easier to have an authority figure come out and be like "follow me, I have the answer." Esier to get people to fight, flight, or freeze. Most are running to mindless content online. Others are frozen with fear. Some are looking to find an enemy to fight.

[@sophdog2564]

Keeps is trying to censor my scalp from the world lol

[@understandingart9961]

For good

[@AngryCerealMilk]

This is all very ironic considering you changed the title of MauLer's Star Wars critique to fit your narrative

[@CandrewG64]

at 13:18 you blatantly lie about Mauler's work and mistitle the video he made to try and make a point about hypocrisy and irony. Wow...

[@SoCal818]

Shouting "Fire!" In a crowded theater isn't censorship because that's technically a "call to action" not free speech.

[@a-s-greig]

It's also impossible today for another reason: 😷

[@acerba]

The more I learn about Wilson, the more I come to believe that he was the worst president in US history.

[@paulblart6411]

Yeah, he pretty much caused all of the nam and iraq strife down the line lmao

[@gnarlyburrito5123]

Herbert Hoover, Barack Obama, and Andrew Johnson are far worse😂. Promise

[@danw.1250]

@@gnarlyburrito5123 You're not seriously lumping Obama in with a man who refused to intervene in the Great Depression and a man who is responsible for botching reconstruction, are you? That seems more than a bit disingenuous. Just saying.... Obama, worse than Nixon? Really? Worse than Jackson? You know the guy who is more or less responsible for the Trail of Tears...come on, man. I'm not saying Obama was the best, but he was nowhere near the worst.

[@puesbien]

@@danw.1250 Obama vastly expanded NSA surveillance, kept us in foreign wars and funneled weapons to the “freedom fighters” who eventually became ISIS, targeted political adversaries through the IRS, heavily suppressed media and press coverage of his administration, bailed out the banks in 2009 without prosecuting any of the executives who fucked the economy... the first black president doesn’t mean that he was a good president. Know the difference brother.

[@gnarlyburrito5123]

@@danw.1250 I mean Obama did horrible for the economy and as well divided the country more than any other president, as well as illegally spying on Trump's campaign

[@Asa-tm9ey]

Yikes 13:20 changed the titles of the videos

[@frostylolman666]

Very dishonest to alter Mauler's video the way you did here.

[@frostylolman666]

​@Brazilian Goddess Oh okay, it's alright guys, they only misrepresented Mauler's work to avoid getting a copyright strike. Christ that's dumb.

[@punbug4721]

@Brazilian Goddess That... that is grossly not how fair use works. Fair use covers a five-second image used to build a point in your case. This would have easily been fair use. But now, it's slander. I'd say you need to be censored, except I believe in using discourse, if not persuade you, then to persuade anyone downstream in the conversation.

[@frostylolman666]

​@Brazilian Goddess I'm calling the point dumb. The opinion I stated is that the editing of titles of videos to misrepresent their content is dishonest, and your response was that they did it to avoid copyright, if you can't see how stupid that is then I don't know what to tell you. Just showing the unedited title and image would have been transformative in the context of this Wisecrack video and copyright would not be a point. Further, having a checkmark doesn't mean your work should be misrepresented.

[@sabin97]

this is wisecrack, what did you expect?

[@grettoonist4997]

@Brazilian Goddess Firstly, it may have ended up like this, but when it was first published, Wisecrack did not blur the video or channel for MauLer even though they did the same towards Vito (who disliked the film) and Chris Stuckmann. MauLer on Twitter pointed this out: twitter.com/MauLer93/status/1338962574558318595 "to protect their identity" doesn't hold up as well when not only did they not "protect their identity" for 100,000 people to see outside of the name change, having MauLer's profile picture and name out in the open. But Wisecrack does "protect their identity" for Vito and Chris Stuckmann! I don't know if this is out of incompetence or malicious bias personally against MauLer, but that's a double standard. And you say "name changed" on its own, do you actually acknowledge WHAT the name change was? "The Last Jedi: This is the Galaxy Liberals Want!" Wisecrack is making MauLer out to force in politics into his critique of the film, which is absolutely not what MauLer did. He even said at 1:46:08 when someone called him a "right wing gamer" because of "their inability to edit" in "A Critique of Star Wars: The Last Jedi - Part 3". What did he say? "What did my video [his video on Dark Souls 2] even cover that was remotely political? I make a point to avoid that side of discussion unless absolutely necessary, and yet I am right wing?" So this title is a misrepresentation of the video, especially when Wisecrack says it's among "40 minute rage-filled response video for the crime of suggesting The Last Jedi wasn't that bad, with no sense of irony." This is incredibly dishonest and hypocritical of Wisecrack to do, even if they don't like MauLer, that gives them no right to say this about him that's completely false to an audience that may have no clue what they're discussing and will take it at face value. And even with the copyright case, there is no evidence to suggest that MauLer would be greedy enough to take down the video because of one of his videos being featured in the search page of KZbin. Secondly, do you even know the purpose of a checkmark? It's to prevent fraud and label the content creator as official. This does not mean people are allowed to take him out of context or do something malicious because he's verified. That logic is so unbelievably loose that it's a joke. Because this person misrepresented the video, even edited it with a title to make it look worse, MauLer should suck it up and deal with it, or else he should give up his notice of being official? Excuse me, how does that make even remote sense? I don't know the context of Vito's video, but if it is something like Vito made something up about a verified content creator and said it's justified because that person has verified status, he is wrong. But I don't know, so cannot definitively say. There is a difference between criticism and misrepresentation, and this comment proves you don't know the difference if you think this logic is valid. It's fine, Wisecrack! Go ahead and say what you like about this guy! That's the power of the checkmark for something completely unrelated! Thirdly, I don't care if it only lasts for four seconds in a 20 minute video, that doesn't make it any less dishonest. That's like if I were to equate you to a group of murderers in a 25 minute video about law, which is completely uncalled for, and I hope for your sake that you too can recognise that. How happy would you be if I defended by stating that it only lasted for 5 seconds, so that removes me of any responsibility I have. Length doesn't matter when it comes to statements, I could say something really unpleasant and I cannot use the excuse of the fact that it was only a few seconds in a video 30 minutes long because that is irrelevant. If the point is valid, you can't try and excuse it with how long it lasted. What is the most damning about all of this is that criticising what Wisecrack did is "because you don't agree with something they say". This is not a matter of opinion, with the fact that this isn't a joke in any way, I would argue it's character assassination. Obviously not to the extreme, but that doesn't mean it's invalid. And you're acting like this is just some opinion piece on a KZbinr. Wisecrack doing this says a lot about their character. And the fact that you're defending it with these arguments, it says something about your character too. Making a mountain out of a molehill indeed! (And by the way, you're going to say that people should be better than insults, yet you stand by these scummy actions with arguments like these? Very bad look.)

[@HecmarJayam]

Changing the title of Mouler's video is a disgusting move.

[@alexsandoval1343]

I really enjoyed most of this video. A great look at the evolution of censorship, if not the best look at the problems facing us today. As always a huge Wisecrack fan, keep up the good work guys!

[@Stonegoal]

This reminds me of my grandmother talking. Several mins of talking but nothing productive shared.

[@genyatus]

Why are you changing video titles? Couldn't find actual evidence to support your claims?

[@spinosaurusstriker]

@Bane is just a prank guys ahihoiohiohiojio

[@jeffreyromeo3317]

@@spinosaurusstriker Pretty sure it is supposed to be satire, just executed very poorly

[@manuelzlopez9652]

I'm sorry but what was the original title? I didn't get here soon enough to see

[@jeffreyromeo3317]

@@manuelzlopez9652 i think the title was the same as whats on the video, they just didnt hide the profile picture so it looked like they defaming somebody. After they edited the video its clear their intent was to be satirical.

[@treymckinstry9177]

​@Bane IKR, It's a fucking one second clip. If their best argument for their accusation is that one second clip, that's a dead argument. Either there was another better example of deception that could actively impact discourse, which no one cited because they thought this was more important, or this one second clip was the only evidence of deceit. Either way, the argument's fucked.

[@BlastinRope]

Right now someone is laughing to him/herself because they thought that demonizing free speech would be difficult

[@stigmaoftherose]

I've heard people say anyone who defends free speech just wants to yell racial slurs at black people. It is so easy to demonize free speech with ridiculous claims.

[@stigmaoftherose]

@@shariqtorres563 what do you mean, I'm saying that people claim that is the only reason to defend free speech.

[@stigmaoftherose]

@@shariqtorres563 I never once said those people don't exist, I said the people who demonize free speech claiming everyone who wants free speech is one of those is ridiculous.

[@YouAintGotNoTegridyBoi]

@@shariqtorres563 the whole point of free speech is to protect speech you detest. Dimwit.

[@searchingforufos3102]

usa social media is less free now than a eastern European gulag

[@cheeselover626]

I really enjoy the end part discussing the public square which gave everyone a voice. That is what this is coming down to: Should we treat social media platforms as a public square/bulletin board where everyone has a right to speech, even the craziest and outlandish, or are the platforms fully within the right of the companies to censor as they please? I'm in favor of the former due to how much they are intertwined in our everyday life and communication.

[@ayior]

I gave you a thumbs up but I want to reinforce this comment even more, like, yes this is the debate we should be having, none of that partisan shit. In my opinion, I'm currently swaying towards moderated spaces, though I'm open to changing that idea. Also why not just both? Some moderated platforms, some unregulated.... There is Mastodon, basically a twitter but made out of many servers, each of which has it's own moderation policies and everybody can make one and they can connect or disconnect from each other... its a bit complicated to explain, but I think it's a great concept that could be the best of both worlds. Though at the moment the majority of server are so leftist that even me, a person idendifying as Nonbinary which is basically only accepted in left wing spaces, finds it too extreme. However technically a server can have any policy it wants, and several Alt-Right groups have also already escaped to Mastodon servers.

[@thetimeisninefifteen]

Oh, you've taken to lying at 13:19? Have a good one. Hope you fail or rectify and apologize.

[@bendamasta]

Lmfao triggered so hard

[@FringeSpectre]

@@bendamasta so it's just like, "teehee lying about someone to prove a point is so cool bruh!"???? You're a mongoloid.

[@ultimateagent25]

@@bendamasta kzbin.info/www/bejne/pF6TgHqPip6fmq8

[@telltellyn]

@@FringeSpectre They blurred out the names and changed the titles, if they were targeting those YTers rather than making a general joke why would they have done that? Typical outrage nerd culture, screeching before you put a fucking iota of thought into it.

[@yeahkeen2905]

@@telltellyn they did that *to* target them you idiot. That’s the whole point of lying, you change things. And they blurred the names so no one could notice. Not that complicated.

[@Kelarys]

Why is a bald person advertising hair growth and not acknowledging his lack of hair. I feel so confused

[@ferritparade5808]

15:26 Not to be a contrarian but when you look at the median and mean averages of a majority of study’s. The number is extremely similar for right and left leaning censorship. It’s just that some universities are much more right wing and some are much more left wing and they fire lots of professors who oppose their views

[@ferritparade5808]

Also at 15:26 it shows vox as a source. But they are consistently rated one of the most left leaning media companies in the US

[@gonzalogutierrez510]

@@ferritparade5808 regarding populations, you always have to ask in relative numbers. More left leaning professors are being fired than right leaning, but what's the previous relation between them? Maybe there were more left leaning professors to begin with

[@AfricaGeo]

Most universities and higher education institutions are left leaning ....

[@crietzsche]

@@ferritparade5808 Okay, left or right leaning is not an argument the against data. You either need to criticize the methods or the interpretations.

[@crietzsche]

@@ferritparade5808 Also, the source was not from Vox, they simply published about it. The review was from The Knight Foundation. Sorry you couldn't be bothered to check it out.

[@usmcdevil91]

Why did you deceptively edit MauLer's video title?

[@L337N1NJ4L1NK]

@Brazilian Goddess That isn't how copyright works. This so obviously falls into fair use it hurts to have to explain this. Hell, if they are worried about copyright claims for using thumbnails then what about all the actual clips they use from movies? No, this explanation falls flat.

[@L337N1NJ4L1NK]

@Brazilian Goddess Incorrect. The obligation to go to court would lie with MauLer, not Wisecrack. In this instance, Wisecrack being a large channel with KZbin contacts also has a sort of trust built up so KZbin would expect a burden of proof from MauLer and not just trust his word. This is how Wisecrack can use movie clips without being copystruck. This wasn't about avoiding hassle. If it was, they wouldn't have used that section.

[@L337N1NJ4L1NK]

@Brazilian Goddess No, I think they did it to help bolster their point.

[@Zippyser]

@@L337N1NJ4L1NK You don't have to go to court, just claiming it is enough to get the video locked down dude.

[@L337N1NJ4L1NK]

@@Zippyser Here, let me explain how it works. A claim is made, KZbin locks the video if the claimant says to take it down. The owner of the video says nah, it isn't true and KZbin unlocks the video. Then the original claimant has 30 days to bring the case to court otherwise the claim is rendered moot legally.

[@potterinhe11]

@wisecrack I really enjoy the industry centred videos so please keep them up!

[@catmat9449]

I love how this video was just a few days ahead of it's time.

[@mistertroll4107]

This is some serious gaslighting material here.

[@Joe--]

How so?

[@BarrPictures]

@@Joe-- 1 example is at 5:25 Wisecrack did not include the 3 million Muslims that were expelled and kicked out of Spain, they only mention the Jewish population that were expelled.

[@mistertroll4107]

@@Joe-- The Overton Window part got me. He was illistrating the point that some issues are within the overton window ( medicare for all, Trump 2020 build a wall ) and other arent ( UBI, Defund the police, Stop the steal ) the truth is you can go online all you want and argue for UBI or defunding the police and there is no censorship but on the other side there is. If you try to say the election was staged and provide some proof to you argument twitter will ban it for "misinformation". I'm a non voter so I dont give a shit but this is dishonesty.

[@elbruces]

@@mistertroll4107 They wouldn't if you actually provided the evidence, which no one has. Interesting username for someone who presumably wants us to take your argument seriously.

[@Joe--]

@@elbruces Their username is "mister troll," they have not provided sources or evidence. I'd also take what they say with great a pillar of salt.

[@ArtaShrike]

Hey. Taking one of Mauler's videos and changing the title, misrepresenting the content to create evidence for your point, is not cool.

[@AkaroXIV]

@Brazilian Goddess This copypasta has gotten stale.

[@frostsoul4199]

i wasn't just MauLer either. they did the same thing with two other guys but they had to blur out their videos in this reupload because they caught flak for it too. this is still scummy as hell.

[@theoverlord9944]

and why i should give a shit?

[@firepuppies4086]

@@theoverlord9944 because... hypocritical?

[@theoverlord9944]

@@firepuppies4086 you can say the same about me eating lead its not like anybody aside from the obvious will give a shit if i do

[@AR-vm7tk]

IMHO censorship sucks no matter who does it for whatever motive, if we can't talk out our differences why do we even try living together?

[@HectorWPadilla]

You guys raise the bar with every new upload!!! Stop being so 🤬 good

[@sophieward7225]

Loving the field work bits! It keeps things fresh. Plus it reminds me that, like, the world still exists. Quarantine gets lonely man ;-;

[@coyotefire69420]

Theres a world?

[@AzkuulaKtaktu]

The Last Jedi really was that bad.

[@JM-us3fr]

Not as bad as Rise of Skywalker, but still bad

[@AzkuulaKtaktu]

@@JM-us3fr As a standalone film, it's not quite as bad. As a piece of the larger star wars universe, it is much worse than RoS

[@AzkuulaKtaktu]

Comparing pig shit to horse shit. What's the point?

[@intellectually_lazy]

5:24 i wasn't expecting the spanish inquisition

[@Alegend.91]

Amazing! This might be your best video yet 🙌🏽

[@lucavalente6620]

"America where true *freedom lies!" *Eagle scream in the background*

[@crussteasock4047]

*where

[@crussteasock4047]

@Energy Falcon ???

[@crussteasock4047]

@Energy Falcon hurrdurr, random memes fuh knee

[@crussteasock4047]

@Energy Falcon epic yolo fam

[@user-ve9tu5rv6e]

@Energy Falcon corona o clock

[@subpar5360]

I never heard of MauLer before but you got them dudes riled up

[@nolimit8787]

Well he used his thumbnail and had his name in his video (he censored it after the backlash) and changed the title of MauLers video ridiculing it and spreading misinformation about it. Rather hypocritical given what this entire video here is about.

[@kennethforman5265]

Mauler is a cool guy, he just likes talking about movie structures and plotholes. He makes fun videos. Theyre long but worth watching. He really just goes into why bad writers made the decisions they made. He usually works 6 months on the video and the points. Its really impressive

[@claynorth964]

@@kennethforman5265 mauler is one of the biggest man babies on the internet and unbelievably stupid.

[@aaronroberts5272]

@@claynorth964 [CITATION NEEDED]

[@TrapoligyOTF]

We are living in a dystopia

[@wolfie819]

Great video. Loved it ! Can we please have another video elaborating on this. There is plenty of information to unpack and additional videos explaining each concept in detail would be great

[@YoussefE.]

Can we appreciate how good the animations have gotten in this episode?

[@josethebioform7519]

No kidding

[@nikolaos9652]

The sound effects are distracting, though

[@dizzydoom4230]

13:17 Nice of you to disingenously change up titles of videos in order to fit your narrative.

[@gregcorona2439]

What narrative are they trying to sell here by specifically changing titles of some videos y'all are hyper obsessed with then? Hmm?

[@dizzydoom4230]

@@gregcorona2439 That the videos are simply blind, ignorant rage over the critiques they actually are. Also, yes, I totally watch these videos day-in and day-out. Your conclusion is flawless.

[@michaelmoraga2926]

'I am the Lizard King. I can do anything!' Great video on essential topic for discussion. Thank you.

[@abdurrehman4932]

I am loving this new direction of the channel

[@thekman719]

What lying?

[@calimerohnir3311]

We need a non partisan digital bill of rights

[@surfhappens202]

What?

[@calimerohnir3311]

@@surfhappens202 what what?

[@tylower]

Financial bill of rights too.

[@calimerohnir3311]

@@tylower what would you put in it?

[@sonicgoo1121]

They'll make it partisan. That's how the two party system works now.

[@braith117]

Funny thing about the internet companies is that they're not actually free to censor everyone if they value their legal status under the DMCA as a platform as opposed to being classified as a publisher.

[@braith117]

@Jinxed Swashbuckler they're looking at busting up some of the tech giants so I guess that's the next best thing.

[@braith117]

@Jinxed Swashbuckler there's an ongoing lawsuit to break up Facebook over their Instagram and WhatsApp buyouts. Not sure if it's going to get off the ground beyond initial filings, but it's a thing.

[@RDLFsama]

I almost never comment on videos but I loved this video so much!! So on point! Thank you!

[@jonsturgill8868]

What I notice more is people wanting to say the most horrific things imaginable with no consequences. More and more these days are death threats and misinformation.

[@TwentyPercentDash]

13:20 Mauler's video is directed at the plot of TLJ, not at the people who _"think it's not that bad."_ This is so disingenuous. Also, you've censored his original title and made up a fake strawman title, while leaving his channel icon on there. So you're literally censoring him for the purpose of pushing your own agenda, while ironically making this video about censorship. I hope you make this right.

[@ChaseFace]

I'm with you dude but the Rainbow Dash avatar paired with saying "he's tweeting about you!" make us look bad lol

[@TwentyPercentDash]

@@ChaseFace - Hi Chase! I agree with your criticism regarding my tone, and have edited it accordingly.

[@Gackt4awesome]

No, it's directed a throwing a mannchild who threw temper tantrum over a franchise that was ruined back in 1999. Also he missed the point as to why a RedLetterMedia video works.

[@Ardejas]

@@Gackt4awesome "censorship and lies are ok if I don't like the person" 👏👏👏Bravo👏👏👏you 👏👏👏 hypocrite 👏👏👏

[@TwentyPercentDash]

@@Gackt4awesome - Mauler's video is directed at throwing a man-child? Your comment is quite difficult to decipher.

[@invaaalid5190]

Big mistake crossing Mauler like that, Wisecrack. You've dun goofed!

[@bendamasta]

Ooooh, they're so scared over a bunch of basement dwelling trolls ooooh

[@TheBlujy]

@@bendamasta why are you defending them spreading false information? In a video about censorship of all things?

[@neuemilch8318]

@@TheBlujy it was a god dame joke and your reaction, makes it even funnier, good job.

[@TheBlujy]

@@neuemilch8318 how is a not funny edit to make someone look bad a joke?

[@NobleRenegade7]

You'll come to learn that Benny has not added any real value to his comments. He just spits an insult than runs away.

[@jonathaningenhorst1941]

I am so glad Michael gets out of the house sometimes now :) he looks so happy breathing fresh air

[@rabumalal]

amazing as qalways. I love the outside the studio bits!

[@alexpacheco2031]

Having totally level head debates on censorship Hahaha lov it

[@Abradrake2]

Why the hell did you give Mauler's video a different title that implies he has a problem with the politics of the movie? His video isn't even about politics, it's about the lack of consistency and flaws in the plot. The actual title is there in the thumbnail. What's even weirder is that thumbnails and icons above are censored.

[@jmn327]

Nobody cares.

[@Abradrake2]

@@jmn327 But why do it? It makes no sense.

[@jmn327]

@@Abradrake2 Because they weren't showing you his video, they were showing an example of the *type* of video they were referencing, so they changed things around to say "things like this", not "this exact thing". It's also not an example of censorship.

[@Abradrake2]

@@jmn327 So why not just make something up entirely? Why even bother using a real thumbnail for a video?

[@steaksauce232]

@@jmn327 If that type of video is so prevalent, why didn't they use *real ones*?

[@chesh1re_cat]

When they brought up the Spanish Inquisition, I really didn't expect that

[@theoriganalxldub]

When you realize the "Chompsky's" brand chips from CollegeHumor's sketches actually have a namesake lol

[@RTannamal]

Private entities have not, LATELY had the right to refuse service. Bake that cake gay wedding cake, wax my lady testicles have demonstrated that the government can, AND WILL force businesses to provide services to everyone. The government and the media decides which side of the double think it is today Our election process is secure, correct and not influenced now, but four years ago we decided to waste billions of dollars to prove it WAS #RESITANCE remember that gem? Russia is our friend, then our enemy, and after some hookers and blow and a new president our friend again.

[@berniekatzroy]

Fb, youtube, twitter have been doing this especially amping up in the last few months. Whether you care about politics or not this should concern you.

[@elbruces]

Forcing those private companies to say or not say something would be... censorship.

[@berniekatzroy]

@@elbruces lol

[@yemo34]

literally days later pornhub got nuked by credit card companies. Something they've been doing to adult cartoonists and fringe political groups on the left and right for the past few years. Slowly increasing the size of their targets. (the cp thing is an excuse btw. every site has this problem, even youtube and facebook. The nature of the otherwise legal content does not have any baring on the illegal content being posted by criminals)

[@BayuAH]

"There is freedom of speech. But I cannot guarantee freedom after speech." - Idi Amin

[@lachairdeshommeseretracte6833]

can we have access to full transcription of the video? like a sort of paper awesome job, as always

[@Logan-dk8of]

people should be able to falsly shout fire in a crowded theater and if people panic it is their own fault for not checking themselves if they dont see a fire or smoke. if you make it punishable to do something like shout fire in a crowded theater when there is no fire, then eventually you will reach the point where someone gets punished for shouting fire in a crowded theater when there is a fire

[@Peecamarke]

That's the one thing about patriotism and terrorism, anyone criticizing their country's government can be labeled as unpatriotic, especially by government officials, as a way to force them to stop their criticism and anyone who blindly listens to the government will believe them.

[@GOGOROBOv2]

Im a fan of whoever put Taco Bell potatoes in the script

[@ericg9636]

Ah, a person of culture. Taco Bell potatoes were the best

[@Ramsey276one]

So There’s no fries in Taco Bell?? The only one in town closed years ago so...

[@varun7599]

Censorship to lies. Promotion and freedom of speech to truth.

[@keyofdawson]

Hell, yeah, these are the kinds of thought provoking videos I come here for.

[@L337N1NJ4L1NK]

I uh... I recognize one of those videos on Star Wars. That isn't the title of the video; did you guys decided to change something around to suit your video a little better? Isn't that a type of censorship?

[@faiz.shaikh]

They're freeing Assange! Edit: no they aren't anymore

[@honey-bagder3451]

Are they fr????

[@stupid90able]

I heard that got debunked sadly

[@davidm1818]

No they aren't lmfao

[@faiz.shaikh]

@@stupid90able nothing solid atm but I hope it's true

[@faiz.shaikh]

@@davidm1818 just found out, faulty source. Fuck 2020

[@spencerplunkett9920]

Seriously great video

[@nicholascraigen8856]

Great video, very thought provoking.

[@europeansovietunion7372]

There's a big difference between a museum having to choose the art on display because of limited space ; and Spotify that already made the decision to host Joe Rogan, then employees trying to ban him because they don't like what he says. A better analogy would be museum deciding to add a new painting, and the janitor trying to get it removed.

[@MDTako]

Any reason you are changing the titles of videos to push you own narrative? For a video talking about censorship, it seems odd to attack others for disagreeing with your opinion and for pointing out the flaws in your claims.

[@Honorbound43]

I love how this was truly an educational with no true answers but only a slight look under the curtain but actually a Boombx Serenade to Taco Bell

[@ohitsthatguy8079]

13:18 it’s still funny you know you fucked up so hard you censored Mauler after you painted him as a rightwing extremist.