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cyclonefence

(5,107 posts) Fri Jul 18, 2025, 09:49 AM Jul 18

Cancel Culture

Stephen Colbert. It begins.

Any chance Netflix would pick up his *very* popular show?

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Cancel Culture (Original Post) cyclonefence Jul 18 OP

More like coward culture Keepthesoulalive Jul 18 #1

If Netflix wants to, Igel Jul 18 #2

I'm hopeful about HBO, too cyclonefence Jul 18 #3

Keepthesoulalive

(1,585 posts)

1. More like coward culture

Reply to cyclonefence (Original post)

Fri Jul 18, 2025, 09:51 AM

Jul 18

Igel

(37,015 posts)

2. If Netflix wants to,

Reply to cyclonefence (Original post)

Fri Jul 18, 2025, 02:02 PM

Jul 18

it's a free press, so it can.

Like if CBS doesn't want to have Colbert on CBS's platform, it's a free press, so it doesn't have to platform him.

You own the press, it's yours to be freely used by you. Rent it? Use it? Close it down? Your press.

Government stays out--they're all the same, free to be used. Can't ban speech, can't coerce speech.

Can sue for defamation--there limits to free speech, but they're fairly constrained.

cyclonefence

(5,107 posts)

3. I'm hopeful about HBO, too

Reply to Igel (Reply #2)

Fri Jul 18, 2025, 06:45 PM

Jul 18

They provided John Oliver a platform. Plus on independent media, Colbert can really cut loose. If he finds another home, I hope he's able to take that great band with him--and his writers.

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