Comments by "L.W. Paradis" (@l.w.paradis2108) on "WashPost's Doxing of @LibsOfTikTok Reveals Who Corporate Journalists See as Their Targets" video.

@hb-youtube Great point. Bully-cry in a nutshell. It's sinister.
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Something wrong with her.
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Let's see what Libs of Tik Tok has actually done: On the one hand, collecting videos actually, voluntarily posted on social media by various people, particularly those teaching young children and minors in general, is a public service. People have a right to know who is forming the young, and whether they have sound judgment. No argument! On the other hand, Libs of Tik Tok didn't just "curate" these videos. She made extremely inflammatory comments, accusing the makers of the videos of some of the most heinous crimes against children. Not hyperbole; she really did call for arrests for what is essentially free speech. You see a good guy in this picture? Lorenz, by the way, is the last person to expose Libs of Tik Tok, if anyone should. Big "if." Sure Libs of Tik Tok is a public figure. Don't go down the "power differential" rabbit hole. Anyone can destroy anyone now. We all know that.
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@Mat-fw1ky No worries! I am hypersensitive to anti-free speech tropes from anybody, at this point. But yeah, I don't call for censoring her, either, I just denounce the call for arresting these sad clowns. Lorenz is the bad guy in this picture, and I know she has 💲💲💲💰💰💰 behind her.
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Nope, more than that. Collecting videos that various people actually, voluntarily posted on social media, particularly those teaching young children and minors in general, is a public service in my view. People, especially parents, have a right to know. But Libs of Tik Tok didn't just "curate" these videos. She accused the makers of the videos of some of the most heinous crimes against children. Not hyperbole; she really did call for arrests for what is essentially free speech. You see a good guy in this picture? Lorenz, by the way, is the last person to expose Libs of Tik Tok, if anyone should. She is one of the worst hypocrites I have ever seen. And she's incompetent. Also, I disagree with power differential arguments, in principle. (We can distinguish governmental actors, including their major contractors vs. all others -- that makes sense.) But anyone can destroy anyone, now. We all know it, too.
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No, she's not just "curating" -- she accuses other people of crimes against children, and calls for the arrest of people who are doing nothing more than exercising their First Amendment rights, albeit really stupidly. I don't agree with doxxing --- but anyone who uses social media as a journalist (which Libs of Tik Tok did), and who denounces others as responsible for the worst crimes, has to provide SOME way to be contacted. Glenn himself is remarkably accessible, at serious danger to himself in fact. Glenn is right, though, that the celebration of the doxxing is purely ideological and hypocritical. Disgusting.
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You just disagree with me. You just do not see that. 🤣
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@srs-swooz To be serious for a change, I think collecting those Tik Tocs was fine. (You know some aren't real, right? They're parodies.) In any case, it was a good idea. I support it. Calling for people to be arrested for First Amendment-protected speech/expression, on the other hand, is a bad idea. Is this too tough for you? Please let us know in the comments. 😂
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I agree with this, and so does Glenn. We all have every right to know about the videos teachers of minor children have voluntarily posted. But there's another part: Libs of Tik Tok has ALSO accused people of the most heinous crimes against children and minors in general, and called for their arrest for what is basically First Amendment-protected expression. Have you seen any videos these teachers posted with minors included in them, or any unconsenting adults included?
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@kenhiett5266 Er, time stamp??
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I have no problem at all with Libs of Tik Tok "curating" videos that adults themselves voluntarily posted. In some instances, it may be a public service. I tread carefully around any "power differential" arguments as well. Also, it must be known by now that whatever a person posts will subsequently escape their control, and whoever doesn't know that by now is probably too dim to teach. However, in this case, Libs of Tik Tok actually accused people of the worst crimes and called for their arrest, when all they could point to was a First Amendment-protected video. Sorry, I won't bite. None of the videos I saw were illegal, and some were probably parodies. All of that stuff is constitutionally protected. Whether their judgment is so poor they need to have observers in their classes or be suspended or fired is not for me to say -- or for Libs of Tik Tok to say, either. Schools have well-paid administrators. They can do their jobs for once. I once read that nobody likes the First Amendment, not really. I see what they meant.
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@kenhiett5266 I'll watch again. Glenn is always worth several looks. He isn't into cancel culture, if that's what you mean.
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@kenhiett5266 I wonder if all my posts are visible to you. Sounds like not. Which would be ironic, as in Deep Irony. The main one was primarily about the First Amendment. Okay, have to 🤣.
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@Mat-fw1ky My point is clear and you know it. I don't agree with anyone doxxing anyone, actually --- but anyone who uses social media as a journalist (which Libs of Tik Tok did), and who denounces others as responsible for the worst crimes, has to provide SOME way to be contacted. Glenn himself is remarkably accessible, at serious danger to himself in fact.
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@Mat-fw1ky Some "random nobody" can destroy your life. A random nobody made it untenable for me to keep my second job --- in 2017. Lucky I didn't need it. Don't pretend you don't know.
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@Mat-fw1ky So . . . Today we just take sides. Got it.
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@Mat-fw1ky Which journalist, Taylor Lorenz? She's not a journalist. She's a classic gossip monger. I don't know what "toxic" is supposed to mean. Collecting those Tik Toks was great, in my opinion anyway. Calling for anyone to be arrested for First Amendment-protected speech/expression is anti-freedom, and probably hypocritical. I oppose it. I mean, I wouldn't, in turn, try to stop her, but you better believe I'll point it out. If this is too tough, what does that tell you? Some of those Tik Toks might be parodies anyway.
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@Mat-fw1ky I think I could talk to Libs of Tik Tok. Not sure. With Lorenz, I'd be afraid to try. Or, I'd demand to be paid for it.🤣
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