@cass_m I abso-fucking-lutely guarantee you, that turn in popular opinion you speak of was not caused by letting US officials speak before applauding audiences of politicians & power brokers. If anything it slows down people's counter-response; most people still assume that when things appear on the normal news etc. & is treated as if legit, it must be. Also, nobody said anything about silencing speech. We are, however, not obliged to listen to all speech, let alone to platform & amplify it.