Austin Texas has become a target of the rhetoric-control establishment. Deputized government megaphones in Trust & Safety are flocking to Texas in efforts to try to reformat US speech rights.

In the culture war, Trust & Safety do not talk to the Users or their opponents. That’s what’s really weird about this rhetorical war.

All conflicts escalate without speaking with one another.

Trust & Safety needs to speak to their perceived opponents and to the public they seek to manage. That also means they must listen to the other side, as well, for diplomacy to work.

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