markchangizi on Nostr: Although we might imagine that it’s the most radical that experience the greatest ...

Although we might imagine that it’s the most radical that experience the greatest censorship from a censorial regime, that’s not the optimal solution for the regime.

Instead, regimes tend to AMPLIFY their opposition’s radicals, as it helps make the opposition unpalatable to those on the fence.

I don’t have data on this, but it seems as if censorship throughout Covid followed this expectation:

Many of the most radical (and ridiculous) managed to survive uncensored, whereas much of the “mainstream anti-lockdowners” were deboosted, suspended or cancelled.