The Patriot Post® · Monday Short Cuts

Insight: “The ultimate decision about what is accepted as right and wrong will be made not by individual human wisdom but by the disappearance of the groups that have adhered to the ‘wrong’ beliefs.” —Friedrich August von Hayek (1899-1992)

For the record: “This is also an opportunity for [Democrats] to go and put pressure on social media companies to literally not just erase the president but erase everybody. We are now living in a country where four or five companies, unelected, unaccountable, have the monopoly power to decide, ‘We’re gonna wipe people out. We’re going to erase them from any digital platform, whether it’s selling things and the like.’” —Senator Marco Rubio

Friendly fire: “I don’t like anybody being censored or taking away from the the right to post a message on Twitter or Face[book]. I don’t agree with that. I don’t accept that.” —Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador

A trip down memory lane: “Twitter stands for freedom of expression. We stand for speaking truth to power. And we stand for empowering dialogue.” —Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, October 5, 2015

Grand delusions: “We came close to nearly half of the House dying on Wednesday.” —AOC (Clearly, there’s no justifying the riot, but to say “nearly half of the House” almost died is complete bunk.)

Braying jackass: “Anyone now seeking national redemption by claiming to no longer support Trump must acknowledge how wrong it was to ignore & enable his corrupt, dishonest, & divisive agenda. Total denunciation of a despot’s legacy is necessary to eradicate any remaining malignancy.” —John Brennan

And last… “For all its talk about safety, community, and the health of discourse, we see today that Twitter acts in favor of one interest and one interest alone: its own, even when it means destabilizing the American people. On Friday, the company permanently banned Trump from its platform and began a purge of conservative voices. They claim this is needed to protect America from a coup. That is a farcical lie. They did it because their political enemies such as Trump and Sen. Josh Hawley are now out of power, and they mean to keep it way.” —David Marcus