Trump suspends $40 Billion partnership with UK over "hate speech" censorship law | Eastern NC Now
US will not tolerate internet censorship
President Trump has signaled that there will be a price to pay for "allies" which adopt censorship laws that suppress free speech. The first target is the UK, whose Labour government has put forward a so-called "Online Safety Act" that allows it to impose large fines on tech companies they claim "facilitate hate speech". "Hate speech" is not clearly defined and can include whatever they want. It is a term used by totalitarians who hate FREE speech.
President Trump has responded by suspending the GBP 31 Billion Tech Prosperity Deal the US previously signed with the UK. The UK's most watched TV news channel, GB News, called the suspension "a disaster" for the UK and the Starmer government.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/2025/12/16/trump-pulled-uk-trade-deal-ai-starmer/
On another similar front, the US Trade Representative has warned of potential countermeasures against European companies if the EU continues to use its Digital Services Act to try to impose censorship on American companies like Twitter (X) through massive "fines".
In another positive move to protect free speech and stop censorship, the new defense authorization bill that just passed Congress bans Pentagon contracts with the leftwing "new source rating" agencies.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/congress-ndaa-newsguard/2025/12/16/id/1238509/
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Let me give a practical example of how using the undefined term "hate symbol" can be a problem for teachers and principals.
A devout Jewish family moves to the county. Their daughter goes to school wearing, as she usually does a necklace with a Star of David pendent of her religion. A student of Muslim / Arab origin sees it and complains that in his mind it reflects "occupation" and "colonialism". With no definition to backstand them, school staff are left twisting in the breeze and will be criticized whatever they do. Those in Raleigh do not seem to always think things through on their recommendations. |
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There is a quote: "One person's junk is another person's treasure."
That seems 2b the way Hate Speech/symbols is understood. People r easily misled. Humans who r naturally compassionate, cannot resist hugging a tree n need. AND so That is why we must always revert back to the rule of law, THE Constitution. One must always b aware of the philosophy of their elected ppl. Either they r law & order ppl or they r let's "work the system" types. When we choose to live inside a city, we r actually accepting the city's ordinances & zoning laws. These laws exist so that humans can live closely together & not b combatting each other. If the city govt is "working the system" then they r creating needless stress on citizens,& actually violating civil rights IMO. Abt 3yrs ago I heard a councilman say "I think pple should b able to do what they want on their own land. So w that attitude we now hav govt workin th system to benefit a landowner, to th detriment of neighbors. IS THIS NEW GOVT DIFF? |
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Van Zant: I very thankful two more Republicans - Davis and Shreve - are added to that list in respecting the First Amendment.
For the life of me, and my life is very dear, I will never understand how other so-called "Republicans" don't understand that they must be circumspect of words used by Leftists, of which the word "HATE," and all it represents to the Democratic Socialists, is chief among them. |
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Mr. Rader's disclosure that the "hate symbol" terminology did not originate locally is key. The school board was in the process of ferreting out language that did not belong in a Beaufort County School policy. That is their job. Four of the members recognized the ramifications of the inserted term (Rader, Hickman, Davis and Shreve). The other four Republicans either did not recognize the danger, or they are in favor of that type of policy violating constitutionally protected rights. There was a time when Democrats stood up for constitutional rights. I guess those times are gone. I do expect better from out Republican delegation.
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It looks to me that when Carolyn Walker switched her registration from Democrat, she still kept a lot of her old Democrat thinking. One would hope she would listen to President Trump and Vice President Vance and start thinking like a Republican, which she is supposed to be.
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I am most happy to hear that my friends, School Board Members Charles Hickman and Steve Rader, are taking a stand for Free Speech, as opposed to the Leftist pronouncements regarding the origins of "Hate Speech," which are more akin to the antithesis to true Free Speech.
Confused? Then study up on what makes these States United ... America the Great, and our non Orwellian ... The First Amendment. |
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Earlier this year in Davidson County, NC, a student was suspended for using the correct legal term for foreign citizens who are illegally in the country, "illegal alien" in the classroom. The teacher had asked them to use the word "alien" in a sentence, and the student asked if he should use it in the sense of a space alien or an illegal alien. "Illegal alien" is straight out of federal law. How in the world could a school system punish a student for using a correct legal term exactly as federal law defines it? I hope the morons on that school board who went along with that have primaries this year. They badly need to be replaced. Also, the school system did get sued over that travesty, as well.
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I'm an old soldier. My oath to protect and defend the Constitution did not expire. In fact, all U.S. citizens should recognize how important these dearly bought constitutionally protected rights are.