Simplicius hits an important landmark and contemplates the possibilities of the Second Trump administration:
One can clearly see where the pattern was leading. If the Biden and Obamala deep state dynasty would have won the election, all of us reporters, analysts, correspondents, etc., who are perceived to have pro-Russian views, connections, or publications would have been next on the target list.
Thus, the 40k milestone represents a potential turning point or ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ moment, given that it coincided with Trump’s demolishing election victory over the seedy forces of tyranny. That’s certainly not a blanket endorsement of Trump’s ability to actually deliver on his promises to magically fix everything or succeed in his long-laid plans to dismantle the deep state. But it is at least a tangible glimmer of hope on that count, particularly because such institutional rot—when it comes to agencies targeting freedom of speech—is precisely what he and the people around him have vowed to redress.
Just yesterday, for instance, JD Vance reportedly threatened to cut NATO out should Europe dare impose censorial limitations on Twitter/X or other US social media platforms, after Germany again began barking about shutting X down. On paper, the new Trump administration seems like it means business in dismantling the ingrained authoritarian deep state bureaucracy which has merged government-corporate-NGO powers to parallelize and offboard major governmental censorship through a thicket of opaque entities.
There’s a chance here that Trump will accomplish some of this work—or at the very least, delay the inevitable to the great injury of the deep state. As such, for the first time we can breathe a small sigh of relief for the coming year and the long haul toward the next 50k milestone, as the Trump admin’s pressure could buckle the system and even shatter the censorship complex in Europe as well—or at least put some major cracks in it.
Of course, as the naysayers will bray, this could all be a chronic case of wishful thinking; but for the time being, it’s all we’ve got, and I think it’s a majorly positive development, all things considered.
It would be fascinating to see what would happen if the likes of Big Bear, Stefan Molyneux, and I were once again permitted to compete on a reasonably level playing field. But I’m not holding my breath for my ability to return to YouTube.
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That “careful look”, by the way, required all of about two minutes. Which, of course, is why it’s important to continue to build our independent platforms regardless of what President Trump manages to achieve in the social media space.