10 Comments

This is absolute rubbish. Your comment was the very first one published under Chris' article. You submitted your comment at 5:56 am EDT, when most people on the East Coast of the US are still asleep. It was published shortly after 10 am as we began work. Please take down this article. --Joe Lauria, CN editor.

Expand full comment
author

Stop Press: 2022-09-21. Joe Lauria, Editor in Chief of Consortium News, has commented on the article, and requested its removal. Consideration will be applied after a night’s sleep.

Expand full comment

It is always a problem when some "moderators" make a demand of verifiable identities. Many write using a nom du guerre or nom de plume or a Pseudonym for a purpose.

It seems to trigger a response because they need to attack someone instead do they can attach a label instead of of using reason and argue the subject.

Normal for the wannabe despots or new age Hitlers and wokerati.

Let it be water and run of a ducks back

Expand full comment
author

Yes, Sunface. Water off a duck's back.

Should one not scream a little in the spaces that remain for dissenting voice? Else they all shrink to nothing.

Expand full comment

Not scream, say your piece, although it is tempting.. Speak your truth quietly and clearly. That will get through.

Expand full comment
author

Thank you. Yes. Calm and clear.

Expand full comment
author

See also the piece on the escalation in Ukraine. I had to be calm and clear, apart from "it scares the shit out of me".

Expand full comment

This article contains lies about Consortium News that it "censored" your comment when it was actually published as soon as we saw it. By keeping this article up you are libeling us.

Expand full comment
author

Mr. Lauria, the article has been heavily updated, and a formal apology issued in an Editorial. Advertisement for the article has been removed from Twitter, and Substack's "Exclude from top" feature activated to prevent promotion.

Expand full comment
author
Oct 6, 2022·edited Oct 6, 2022Author

An update to the article has been added which documents a denial of a relevant comment. It provides evidence for the previous claim that my commentary is disapproved. CN are empowered to choose which comments they publish. (I was particularly inspired by the Oct 3rd article by Mr. Lawrence which you published.)

Expand full comment