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Gab supports legal speech, uncensored.

Speech control (Censorship) is used to remove 'independent thinking' as a state of mind.

The current view in US, Russia, UK, China, Canada, etc and most of other countries -- is that 'leadership', 'business leaders', and 'the scientists' -- know better.

Independent thinkers usually, not simultaneously fluent in economics, biology, geopolitics, financial services, etc. So when they question not just 'status quo' promoted by the 'leadership', but also the motives behind that -- they are labeled various bad names (eg. uneducated, backwards, etc..)

Gab exists for independents to share, develop, often change the position that one builds up questioning the authorities.

The authorities, of course, consider that a threat. And so does F-Droid.

F-Droid, therefore is not for freedom. It is for complacency.

I am Jewish, was an atheist just a year ago, now studying Torah, Talmud, etc. My background is mathematics (abstract algebra) and CS. Not observant (yet) – as I writing this on Shabbat.

My family escaped dictatorship before, and now I am seeing it is being built up here -- different words, of course, but same action as was done by Mao, Stalin, Hitler (label, suppress, exterminate (or suffocate economically as in case in UK/US/Canada) )

I visit gab quite often (well ... a couple of times a week, for me that's often).

Most of the posts, just like on HN -- I do not find intellectually stimulating. A lot of repetition, etc -- but for me, they key is to know that people have freedom of communication and expression. It is more important than if I agree with what they express.

I am also glad that Gab now have some politicians, and people who are running (in US politics) on there as well.

Doctors (with anti mRNA-mandate stance), like Robert Malone is there as well.

I also think that this un-reasonable boom in bitcoin valuation made a number of people rich enough -- to not go through the typical ladder of VC/financial services, high-paying jobs route.

Which means that we now have a number of millionaires who want to project their influence, their position on free speech -- who did not grow up in the 'status-quo' world. This is also a positive outcome of BTC (even though I missed the boat on crypto!)

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Thanks for your reply. Which dictatorship did you escape?

I'm happy to hear that more people are finding value in religious texts.