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Customers want to know why Amazon removed Clarence Thomas documentary

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Re: Customers want to know why Amazon removed Clarence Thomas documentary

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It's obvious, isn't it? If you didn't vote for Biden, you ain't Black. It's fair to say Justice Thomas did not vote for Biden.

It's perfectly consistent with this worldview to celebrate Black History Month by taking down a documentary about a conservative Black man in favor of lots of other documentaries about leftist white men, who are, after all, the chosen role models of the modern (leftist) Black man (according to themselves, not to me!).

If you disagree with this point of view, don't downvote me; after all, I don't promote it! Instead question why it's the prevailing one in your bubble.

Re: Customers want to know why Amazon removed Clarence Thomas documentary

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> If you're tired of cancel culture and censorship

Yeah, I am, but it's a stretch to assume that's behind this, when it could easily be a licensing issue or something else benign.

But I would be interested in an Amazon Streisand service that simply reports things that Amazon has disappeared, such as this and When Harry Became Sally. Maybe there is an ideological pattern, dunno.

https://humanevents.com/2021/02/23/amazon-sneakily-removes-b...

Re: Customers want to know why Amazon removed Clarence Thomas documentary

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It's obvious, isn't it? If you didn't vote for Biden, you ain't Black. It's fair to say Justice Thomas did not vote for Biden. It's perfectly consistent with this worldview to celebrate Black History Month by taking down a documentary about a conservative Black man in favor of lots of other documentaries about leftist white men, who are, after all, the chosen role models of the modern (leftist) Black man (according t…

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Re: Customers want to know why Amazon removed Clarence Thomas documentary

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It's obvious, isn't it? If you didn't vote for Biden, you ain't Black. It's fair to say Justice Thomas did not vote for Biden. It's perfectly consistent with this worldview to celebrate Black History Month by taking down a documentary about a conservative Black man in favor of lots of other documentaries about leftist white men, who are, after all, the chosen role models of the modern (leftist) Black man (according t…

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Re: Customers want to know why Amazon removed Clarence Thomas documentary

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It's obvious, isn't it? If you didn't vote for Biden, you ain't Black. It's fair to say Justice Thomas did not vote for Biden. It's perfectly consistent with this worldview to celebrate Black History Month by taking down a documentary about a conservative Black man in favor of lots of other documentaries about leftist white men, who are, after all, the chosen role models of the modern (leftist) Black man (according t…

I see why this is inflammatory but

>'If you have a problem figuring out whether you're for me or Trump, then you ain't black'

is an actual Joe Biden quote and is reasonable to bring up. It has bearings on exposing the relationship between the democratic party and it's perceived relationship with people of color and the idea that there is an effort to censor people who don't adhere to this narrative which is the topic of this article.

Re: Customers want to know why Amazon removed Clarence Thomas documentary

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Classic conservative move: assign conspiracy to something as mundane as video streaming rights.

I think the assumption of editorial action or censorship is coming on the heels of amazon removing certain controversial books.
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