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Jonathan Turley is a Liberal
“In all of these exchanges, the underlying portrayal of the public is the same: they are unwitting dupes who must be protected from harmful thoughts or influences. It is safer for them to have these members and these companies determine what they can hear or discuss,” he said.
Turley said Facebook is holding the attitude of a “dictator” where government argues it is using its powers “in a benign and tolerant fashion.”
“There is an alternative. It is called free speech,” he said.
https://www.wnd.com/2021/05/facebook-hit-backlash-year-long-censorship-covid-discussions/
“What are these arguments? They are the arguments that kings have made for enslaving the people in all ages of the world. You will find that all the arguments in favor of king-craft were of this class; they always bestrode the necks of the people, not that they wanted to do it, but because the people were better off for being ridden.”
Abraham Lincoln
I would say Turley is a libertarian not a liberal. An expert on constitutional law, he has not chosen to affiliate with any particular political party (that I am aware of). Along the lines of Ron Paul but outside the political forum………