“Name one time in human history when the group fighting to censor speech were the good guys”
“Here’s a tip: If you find yourself on the side that is trying to ban books, you are not the good guys” was posted on Twitter by Brad Polumbo on January 12, 2021. “If you’re trying to ban books, you’re probably not the good guys” (shown on a meme) was posted on Twitter by Brad Polumbo on January 14, 2021.
American entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy posted on Twitter on February 25, 2021 a statement that would go viral (over 80,000 likes):
“Name ONE time in human history when the group fighting to ban books and censor speech were the good guys.
I’ll wait…”
“At no point in history have the people forcing others into compliance been the good guys” is a related saying.
Wikipedia: Vivek Ramaswamy
Vivek Ramaswamy (born August 9, 1985) is an American entrepreneur in the biotechnology sector. He is the founder and executive chairman of the biopharmaceutical company Roivant Sciences. Prior to founding Roivant in 2014, Ramaswamy co-founded a technology company and was a partner at an investment firm. He is a graduate of Harvard College and Yale Law School and has written about the undue influence of corporate power on American democracy.
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Brad Polumbo
@brad_polumbo
Here’s a tip: If you find yourself on the side that is trying to ban books, you are not the good guys.
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Andy Ngô
@MrAndyNgo
· Jan 11
“We have to show up every day until they stop selling that f—king book”
An #antifa protester outside @Powells Books explains that stopping the release of my upcoming book would be like stopping the historical publication of Hitler’s “Mein Kampf.”
1:35 PM · Jan 12, 2021·Twitter Web App
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Brad Polumbo
@brad_polumbo
I just post facts.
(The following text is shown on an image.—ed.)
If you’re trying to ban
books you’re probably
not the good guys
4:24 PM · Jan 14, 2021·Twitter for iPhone
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Drew (Parler SkepticalDrew)
@SkepticalDrew
Replying to @MrAndyNgo
The good guys never ban books
8:50 PM · Jan 17, 2021·Twitter Web App
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Geoff Holland
@JGeoffHolland
Replying to @MrAndyNgo and @Powells
When in history have those trying to ban books been the good guys?
1:38 PM · Jan 18, 2021·Twitter Web App
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Grow Food, Not Lawns
January 19, 2021 at 9"05 PM ·
(The following text is shown on an image.—ed.)
If you’re trying to ban
books you’re probably
not the good guys
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angryodin son
@Angry_OdinSon
If your trying to ban books by anyone congratulations you are not the good guys you’ve officially become the brown and black shirts of WW2
12:35 PM · Jan 20, 2021·Twitter for Android
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Vivek Ramaswamy
@VivekGRamaswamy
Name ONE time in human history when the group fighting to ban books and censor speech were the good guys.
I’ll wait…
11:32 AM · Feb 25, 2021·Twitter Web App
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Pradheep J. Shanker
@Neoavatara
The groups censoring and banning books are never the good guys in the the arc of the moral universe.
Never.
11:31 AM · Mar 2, 2021·Twitter Web App
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Michael Mammoth, Anti-racist
@MichaelMammoth
The people banning books have never been the good guys of history.
11:40 AM · Mar 2, 2021·Twitter Web App
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Robbie Metaz
@RobbieMetaz
Name one time in human history
When the group fighting to ban books
And sensor speech were the good guys.
I’ll wait..
11:33 PM · Mar 7, 2021·Twitter for Android
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Knowledge And Faith
@LBR_TY
Replying to @MattWalshBlog
The good guys don’t ban speech and books.
12:27 PM · Mar 8, 2021·Twitter for iPhone
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Rick Wright
@Rick_Wright1976
Pay attention folks. Study your history. It’s NEVER the good guys that want to limit free speech and ban books.
10:48 PM · Mar 8, 2021·Twitter for Android