Virtually all of the problems in America are caused by about 200 people whose names we know.
There is no reason so many of us have to be ignorant and stupid.
There is no good reason for poverty in our nation.
There is no reason we could not all have easy access to world class healthcare (but not the way the lunatics want it).
All of our problems have solutions, and in most cases relatively easy and obvious solutions that could be implemented by people possessed of no special skills or talents other than honesty and goodwill.
The system is beautiful. The system runs itself. But people within the system continue to break and weaken it.
Governments do not create anything. Sometimes they pay for the creations, as with the military and space exploration, but by and large their only POSSIBLE role is inhibition. Their main action is getting in the way.
If there is something we want to stop, like crime, that is good.
But if you want economic innovation and invention, then the best role of the government is none. No role at all.
And here is the thing: Google and Facebook and Twitter depend on the inferior educations most people received in high school and college for their tricks. I do think all should be treated as publishers, because they are clearly editors.
And even there, if you think about it, what 230 does is PROTECT them from the consequences of their actions. In a truly free market, anyone who is genuinely hurt can and should be able to sue. The government is not tolerating what they are doing, it is ENABLING it.
As I ponder this, I realize I’m a bit out of my depth on that specific topic, but I do feel that the internet could and should still be the Wild West. The only banned speech should be speech that would be illegal anywhere else, which is specific threats, some types of pornography, and the like.
By specifically editorializing through Fact Checkers who only react to conservative speech, Facebook and others actively suppress the First Amendment right to freedom of speech. They are a for profit platform, but at the same time according to the laws it should be possible to sue them if they are pushing an openly partisan agenda. In important respects, they are acting as de facto lobbyists for the Democrats, as are Google and Twitter.
And again, we all have an interest in reducing election fraud. That sort of thing is a proper role of government. It is something we want less of.