{"id":78651,"date":"2021-08-11T11:21:02","date_gmt":"2021-08-11T15:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=78651"},"modified":"2021-08-11T11:21:02","modified_gmt":"2021-08-11T15:21:02","slug":"youtubes-leftwing-cretins-censor-rand-paul-video-in-which-he-slammed-youtube-censorship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=78651","title":{"rendered":"YouTube’s “Leftwing Cretins” Censor Rand Paul Video In Which He Slammed YouTube Censorship"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Isabel van Brugen
\nThe Epoch Times<\/p>\n

YouTube<\/a>\u00a0has removed a second video on its platform posted by Sen.\u00a0Rand Paul<\/a>\u00a0(R-Ky.) and has suspended him from uploading more content for a week, saying he violated community guidelines on COVID-19.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are now banning all my speech, including speech that is given on the Senate floor,\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>the Republican senator told reporters on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cYouTube now thinks they are smart enough and godly enough that they can oversee speech, even constitutionally protected speech.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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In a\u00a0Twitter post<\/a>, Paul called the suspension a \u201cbadge of honor,\u201d and included a link to watch the video on an alternate platform.<\/p>\n

The video removed this week included discussions on the origins of COVID-19, the disease caused by the\u00a0CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus<\/a>, and the use of masks to prevent its transmission.<\/p>\n

\u201cLeftwing cretins at Youtube banning me for 7 days for a video that quotes 2 peer reviewed articles saying cloth masks don\u2019t work,\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Paul wrote.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n