Comments by "Gareth Hart" (@tgheretford) on "spiked" channel.

Now: "It's not the right time, that's just common decency". Next week: "It's too soon, that's just common decency". Next year: "We're a monarchy and that's the end of the matter, that's just common decency".
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Since when did we abide and abet mob rule?
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@vandpubsell No. She was anti-monarchist but what she put in her windows was critical of world leaders, vaccines and other things the mainstream media would label "conspiracy theories".
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@vandpubsell They have the right to ignore what I say but they do not have the right to silence me because they are offended.
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Talking of shadowbanning, lets see if my comment appears in incognito mode. It would be ironic considering the topic of this video if it didn't considering the opposing stance this channel has on the use of shadowbanning to curtail freedom of speech. ETA: Happily it hasn't, but may I ask why my comment was shadowbanned on the last Spiked Podcast's comment section?
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I'd be very worried right now if you are a male critic of lockdown, face masks and hesitant of the vaccine, has had no success with women on dating sites and like to give critique, sharp rebukes and uncomfortable truths on social media. You are Government enemy number one. All of those things have been accused of fuelling the fatal danger against MPs this week. There is a dangerous exploitation of a tragedy to push an agenda unrelated to said tragedy.
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Now you can be banned from a plethora of discussion forums, comment sections, social media networks and websites across the political spectrum for merely being critical of being compelled to wear a face mask on scientific, medical, environmental, liberty or bodily autonomy grounds.
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You don't raise it after the funeral, you don't mention it years down the line in case it upsets and offends. See the problem? This is how the idea of a republic becomes a censored view because there is NEVER a right time to debate this topic.
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@johntowers1213 My argument is that there will never be a good time to have a debate on republicanism because it will either be seen as too soon, disrespectful to the monarchy or offensive.
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Anita Maguire While I agree in principle, in reality who will sue their employer and both guarantee their unemployment and potentially making themselves unemployable when their case makes it to social media? I can understand why people are hesitant to do anything out of fear when they need to put food on the plate and keep a roof over their head.
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The answer is never because someone will get offended at the idea of a republic, no matter what time it is aired. Their idea of "common decency" is that you never bring up the idea of the UK becoming a republic. It also justifies the argument of those who want people to be arrested for offending someone.
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@jac627 "save it until after the funeral" becomes "It's too soon", "It's not an appropriate viewpoint", "the UK will always be a monarchy", "I find that view offensive". See the problem? It is never the right time.
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@jac627 And you will still get people who will say it's too soon, it's not appropriate, it's offensive, it's anti-British. We're talking months, years, decades into the future.
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