#Never throttled free#
They are free to express what they believe to be true. Those posting content on Gracklerr own their own channel. Public interest is best served when access to a wide variety of views and opinions is the norm.
This is especially injurious to the public interest when the biased individual or organization is in the “news” business.Ī fidelity to fanaticism and a refusal to listen to opposing points of view fails to serve public interest. The public’s ability to discover real facts is further hindered when social media’s censorship determines what we the people are allowed to see, hear, read or express. It may be profitable to stick to a “narrative”, but public interest is not served when media is biased in favor of one political point of view. The same goes for those who adamantly refuse to consider the validity of any opposing point of view. Individuals and organizations dogmatically committed to either a right or left political worldview often fail to deliver truthful information. This speaks directly to the main external obstacle to discovering truth. The important phrase is: “If given the truth”. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis.” Gracklerr exists to serve that public interest.Ībraham Lincoln said: “I am a firm believer in the people. Overcoming both obstacles to truth is in the public interest.
Those in pursuit of truth recognize there are two main obstacles to discovering truth. The IPU takes the position that, for a healthy democracy to survive citizens must have the right to “express political opinions without interference” to “seek, receive and impart information and to make an informed choice” Obstacles to Liberty and FreedomĬlearly the widespread discovery of truth is a fundamental prerequisite to freedom and liberty. The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), founded in 1889 and made up of 179 member parliaments describes itself as “the global organization of national parliaments empower parliaments…to promote peace, democracy and sustainable development.” The United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Article 19) states that the fundamental right of freedom of expression encompasses the freedom “to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers”.