The 21st Century method of left wing tyranny

In the Ace of Spades blog, Buck Throckmorton writes in part,

The 21st Century method of left wing tyranny now being implemented by American leftists cannot be described as communism or socialism any longer. Instead we have an emerging “authorigopoly” – authoritarianism exercised by an oligopoly/cartel of monopoly businesses, loyal to the agenda of the unelected permanent left wing government bureaucracy, and supported by virtually every non-governmental institution in the country. While it’s not technically accurate to label publically-traded for-profit businesses as “socialist”, there is no doubt that our monster tech companies are actively leftist, and not just in philosophy, they are active enforcers of left-wing ideology. What is so terrifying about the authorigopoly is that it has the power to silence speech and opinions in a manner the left has always dreamed of, without having to openly nullify the 1st Amendment and that pesky Bill of Rights. In effect, by aligning with monster tech, the left has outsourced its tyranny to a cartel of monopoly businesses who have the power to veto any individual’s participation in modern society.

One prominent fissure among “Trump conservatives” and “#NeverTrump conservatives” is that virtually all of the legacy conservative media supports the right of monster tech companies to use their monopoly powers to suppress speech and to punish dissenters via de-platforming. To those of us conservatives who used to read National Review and the Wall Street Journal, we are shocked to now read that those publications are actively hostile to liberty so long as the left-wing ruling class can outsource our subjugation to private entities. Monster tech is a cartel of monopolies, and they control the 21st century digital utilities. It would have been unthinkable in the 20th century for private telephone monopolies to listen to phone calls and suspend service to those engaged in wrongthink, but the American left - and legacy conservative media – have now actively embraced cancel culture. They support the tech monopolies’ right to ban access to modern digital utilities for any individual who dares to voice the wrong opinion.

Beyond the ruling cartel, the current leftist power structure differs from communism/socialism in that private enterprise is allowed. But private businesses must act as agents and enforcers of PC/leftist culture. Ask Papa John or Mozilla’s Brandon Eich if independent thought or straying from the party line is allowed. They expressed the wrong opinions and then the enforcement arm of the authorigopoly was quickly unleashed. Whereas capitalism has an “invisible hand”, the authorigopoly has an “invisible fist”. Non-compliance with leftist doctrine will unleash an angry and violent mob. And yes, it is violent - just ask Mrs. Tucker Carlson. We effectively have a leftist version of sharia in which private enterprise is allowed, but to stay in business it must be in compliance with the tenets of the faith.

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