"HUMAN TRAFFICKING" BILL ALLOWS MORE GOVERNMENT SPYING ON AMERICANS

"HUMAN TRAFFICKING" BILL ALLOWS MORE GOVERNMENT SPYING ON AMERICANS 

SEE: http://the-trumpet-online.com/human-trafficking-bill-allows-government-spying-americans/; republished below in full unedited for informational, educational and research purposes:

TheNewAmerican.com

“H.R. 6729 [the Empowering Financial Institutions to Fight Human Trafficking Act of 2018] is a disguised effort to expand the Patriot Act,” U.S. Representative Justin Amash (R-Mich.) said on Saturday, asserting that the bill is really intended to “conceal the bill’s true purpose: to give the government more power to unconstitutionally spy on law-abiding Americans without a warrant.”

The House passed the bill on Wednesday, 297-124, sending the legislation to the Senate for its consideration.

We’ve been down this road before. A legitimate concern — in this case “human trafficking” — is often used to get Americans to accept a reduction in their constitutional rights and civil liberties, with a corresponding increase in the power of government agencies to intrude upon the privacy of law-abiding American citizens. After the 9/11 attacks, the PATRIOT Act was rushed through Congress, brushing aside questions as to its constitutionality, with the stated purpose of “fighting terrorism.”

The PATRIOT Act was enacted less than two months after the planes hit the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. It gave the U.S. government power to search the telephone, e-mail, and financial records of any American citizen, without a warrant, and the power to search homes and businesses without the consent, or even knowledge, of either the owner or the occupant. And the fact that it was called the patriot act implied that if someone was opposed to the law, the person was somehow unpatriotic.

Finally, in 2015, in what seems like something out of George Orwell’s 1984, the so-called USA Freedom Act was passed to replace the PATRIOT Act. Now, a person opposed to this bill, which, ironically, took away freedom, was now opposed to “freedom” — at least according to the bill’s proponents.

Representative Ann Wagner (R-Mo.) introduced the “human trafficking” bill with the ostensible purpose of fighting human trafficking. But, as the so-called PATRIOT Act gave the federal government enhanced ability to spy on Americans, for the supposed purpose of “fighting” terrorism, this bill, if eventually passed by the Senate and signed into law by the president, will no doubt also be used by law enforcement beyond this promised narrow purpose.

I can well remember my conversation with my own congressman on this subject many years ago, when I expressed my concern to him that some of the provisions of the PATRIOT Act were unconstitutional, and infringed upon the civil liberties of all Americans. He smiled and said that I should not be concerned because we could “trust” then-President George W. Bush to not abuse this increased power. Setting aside that dubious assertion, I told him that Bush would not always be president, and we may not be able to “trust” future presidents.

After all, when the Constitution was adopted, everyone assumed that the first G.W. — George Washington — would become president, and the Framers of the Constitution were not willing to give such power even to the trusted and trustworthy Washington. Perhaps Thomas Jefferson put it best: “In questions of power, let no more be heard of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the constitution.”

What does Wagner’s bill do? It allows financial institutions, federal regulatory bodies, nonprofit organizations, and law enforcement agencies to share bank records of customers without fear of lawsuits for violating consumer privacy. This infringement is justified on the grounds that would allow these private entities “to better identify and report potential human trafficking or money laundering activities” to law enforcement.

And, as the bill is presently constructed, such sharing does not even need to demonstrate it was done in “good faith.”

The act’s purpose is stated as: “To allow nonprofit organizations to register with the Secretary of the Treasury and share information on activities that may involve human trafficking or money laundering with financial institutions and regulatory authorities, under a safe harbor that offers protections from liability, in order to better identify and report potential human trafficking or money laundering activities.”

Government officials who want more power rarely admit that they want power simply for the sake of having increased power. It is always dressed up for some noble-sounding purpose. Not to compare supporters of the PATRIOT Act with Adolf Hitler, but the German dictator did not say that he was asking for emergency powers so he could be a dictator, but rather to save the country from Communist dictatorship after the Reichstag fire.

So, snooping on American citizens is now all in the name of protecting us from terrorists, human traffickers, and so on. Supporters of unconstitutional measures often say the terrorists hate our freedom. Oddly, the way to preserve our freedom, according to the supporters of bills such as the PATRIOT Act, the USA Freedom Act, and the Empowering Financial Institutions to Fight Human Trafficking Act is to strip us of our freedom.

DEMOCRATS BECOME INCREASINGLY COMBATIVE AS THIRST FOR POWER INTENSIFIES

DEMOCRATS BECOME INCREASINGLY COMBATIVE 

AS THIRST FOR POWER INTENSIFIES 

BY JAMES MURPHY

SEE: https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/30299-democrats-become-increasingly-combative-as-thirst-for-power-intensifies?vsmaid=1466&vcid=3987; republished below in full unedited for informational, educational and research purposes:

According to Hillary Clinton, the time for civility is over.

If the last two years of partisan witch-hunts and endless investigations hasn’t already convinced you that Hillary is simply echoing the view of many Democrats, the recent confirmation hearings of Justice Brett Kavanaugh and the accompanying barrage of dirty tricks and character assassination are further proof. The Democrats are sick and tired of being the minority party in the United States Congress. And now they’re taking the gloves off.

“You cannot be civil with a political party that wants to destroy what you stand for, what you care about,” Clinton told CNN. “That’s why I believe, if we are fortunate enough to win back the House and or the Senate, that’s when civility can start again.”

So, Democrats can only be “civil” when they are in power? Ok, then Mrs. Clinton. But that doesn’t sound like politics. It sounds more like a toddler deprived of a favorite toy.

Nevertheless, the effort to get the legislative gavels back into the hands of Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senator Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has intensified over the past few months, as evidenced by foul-mouthed protesters and vicious left-wing mobs in Washington, D.C., and all over the country. And their agenda going forward is equal parts ambition and vindictiveness.

The Democrats are extremely desirous of getting the purse strings of the federal government back. The first three legislative packages they would consider if given legislative majorities involve more dollars for healthcare, more than $1 trillion in federal infrastructure projects, and ethics and lobbying reform. Those first three packages are called the “For the People” campaign, a portion of the larger “A Better Deal” platform.   

Among other things, the “A Better Deal” platform also looks to throw more federal money at the failing educational systems across the country, impose federal regulation on industries, subsidize unions both public and private, and provide universal high-speed Internet.

But with the economy going great guns, unemployment at record lows, and respect (if not love) for America vastly increased worldwide, the fact is that Democrats have little to run on except their hatred of the president and their lust for power — anyway they can get it.

And although they aren’t talking about it much, the impeachment of President Trump is definitely on the Democrat’s radar — whether they have evidence of high crimes and misdemeanors or not.

Should the Democrats win the House, Representative Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), one of Trump’s harshest critics, who has called on constituents to harass members of the Trump administration in public, would likely preside over the Financial Services Committee. Waters and other Democrats have been arguing to use that committee’s subpoena power to access the president’s financial records, which they hope will prove wrongdoing.  

“If there is information that is going to be unveiled about what has been going on in the White House or Donald Trump or the Treasury, it will come out,” Waters told MSNBC.

Just the thought that Waters would hold a gavel in any committee should give you the shivers.

And as evidenced by the Kavanaugh hearings, the judiciary is never far from the minds of Democrats. Many Democrat victories over the past several decades have not been achieved legislatively but through the courts. Abortion, gay marriage, and even the Affordable Care Act (aka ObamaCare) were all either gained or supported by Supreme Court opinions.

Although President Trump will, presumably, be in the White House and in charge of judicial appointments until 2020, a Democrat majority in the Senate could block any future appointments. In addition, some Democrats are even backing a plan to increase the number of justices on the court to 11 in an attempt to quickly restore a liberal majority to the court once the presidency returns to the Democrats.

And the 2020 elections are already in the sights of Democrats. Among their presumed candidates are politicians to the left of Karl Marx. Senators Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.), who behaved so obnoxiously during the Kavanaugh hearings, head the list. Former VP Joe Biden, who has offered to physically fight with Trump, is considering a run, as is large-soda-banning former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who yesterday announced he was changing his party affiliation to Democrat.

Might Hillary also reenter the fray? The smart money says no, but her rhetoric seems to say…maybe.

“So, when you’re dealing with an ideological party that is driven by the lust for power, that is funded by corporate interests who want a government that does its bidding — you can be civil, but you can’t overcome what they intend to do unless you win elections,” Clinton, who wasn’t talking about the Democrats, ironically said.

But Clinton was wrong when she suggested there could be a return to civility once Democrats regain power. Once the Democrats regain power, that’s when the real bloodbath will begin.

NEW BOOK BY BRIGITTE GABRIEL OF ACT FOR AMERICA: "RISE: IN DEFENSE OF JUDEO-CHRISTIAN VALUES & FREEDOM"

I wrote my new book “RISE” and timed it to come out before this important election because the battle for the soul of America is being lost. If those with moral clarity sleep, America will be transformed before our very eyes and on our watch. I am making a special offer for the month of October as a way to inform, empower and mobilize as many Americans as possible. If you donate $25 to ACT for America you will receive a copy of my new book RISE and be entered for a chance to win a private 1-on-1 dinner with me - and for this dinner, I'll be coming to YOU. The reviews continue to pour in, check out just a few of them:

John Lorenz, Here is how the contest works: Click here to get the book for a $25 donation to ACT for America. Each donation of $25 gets you 1 book and 1 entry for a chance to have dinner with me. If you would like to increase your chances to have dinner with me, donate $100 and you will receive 4 copies of my brand new book, RISE, and 4 entries to have dinner with me! The contest ends October 27th 2018. The winner will be announced by the end of the month by me through email and social media. Not only that, but I will personally call you to let you know you won! So click here now and get as many copies as you can. You will be educating your community plus increasing your chances of having dinner with me. I am so excited about this promotion and cannot wait to have the honor to fly to you and sit across from you at dinner and thank you in person for your dedication to our great nation. John Lorenz, I am asking you to help me spread this message far and wide before the end of October because America's future is on the ballot this November. We are either going to vote for an America where you are innocent until proven guilty. Or we are going to vote for an America where you are guilty until proven innocent.  The stakes have never been higher and the difference between those running could not be more stark. I wrote RISE to inspire people to action in defense of our American values - so it is imperative we make sure this book gets in the hands of millions of Americans. The leftist-Islamist coalition would love nothing more than for my book to be taken off the shelves and hidden. They do not want this message being distributed far and wide! Remember, the battle can be won, but it has to be fought by knowing the truth and rising to action. Click here and let’s RISE together in defense of our nation. Always Devoted, Brigitte Gabriel Brigitte Gabriel is the Founder and Chairman of ACT for America, a New York Times best-selling author, and terrorism expert. Her new book, "RISE: In Defense of Judeo-Christian Values and Freedom," was released on Sept. 11.

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TENNESSEE: BREDESEN BUSTED-VIDEO REVEALS CANDIDATE LIED ABOUT SUPPORTING JUDGE KAVANAUGH FOR SUPREME COURT

TENNESSEE: BREDESEN BUSTED-

VIDEO REVEALS CANDIDATE LIED ABOUT 

SUPPORTING JUDGE KAVANAUGH

BY SELWYN DUKE

SEE: https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/30316-bredesen-busted-video-reveals-candidate-lied-about-supporting-kavanaugh?vsmaid=1481&vcid=3987; republished below in full unedited for informational, educational and research purposes:

If you want to call Tennessee Democrat Senate candidate Phil Bredesen a liar to his face, it appears you may have two faces to choose from. Because his campaign workers were caught on video admitting that Bredesen’s claim that he’d have supported Brett Kavanaugh’s SCOTUS confirmation is untrue — he only said it to fool voters.

The video, a product of a Project Veritas (PV) sting operation, also reveals that Bredesen is trying to conceal his ties to the national Democrat establishment and that the candidate’s underlings have contempt for Tennessee voters. They’re heard on the video (below) calling the state's residents “ignorant.”

As PV writes on the apparent Kavanaugh lie:

Maria Amalla and Will Stewart, staffers in Bredesen’s campaign, both say on hidden camera that if he were in the Senate, Bredesen would not actually have voted to confirm then-Judge Brett Kavanaugh. They explained that the statement Bredesen issued in support of Kavanaugh was a political ploy to gain the support of moderate voters in Tennessee.

JOURNALIST: “Like he wouldn’t really vote yes [for Kavanaugh,] would he?

AMALLA: “No, it’s a political move… He thinks that like we’re down like half a point right now. It’s like really close and we’re losing by a point or two. So he thinks that if like by saying this he’s appealing to more moderate Republicans and he’ll get more of them to vote for us.”

JOURNALIST: “I was so confused because I just can’t believe he would actually vote [for Kavanaugh.]

STEWART: “He wouldn’t. But he’s saying he would… Which I don’t know if it makes it worse or better. No, it makes it better…”

When asked to clarify that Bredesen is only saying he’d vote for Kavanaugh to “get the Republican vote,” Amalla, a field organizer for Bredesen’s campaign, affirmed, “Yes.” Amalla reiterated, “[Bredesen] thought that like by coming out in support [of Justice Kavanaugh] that it would get more Republicans on his side. He wasn’t doing as well in the rural parts.”

Note that NewsChannel5 Network takes issue with the PV video, claiming the Bredesen underlings aren’t paid staffers but “interns,” “volunteers.” Tennessee officials, on the other hand, claim that FEC filings show that the individuals are paid staffers of the state’s Democratic Party.

Whatever the case, this seems like a typical fake-news-media tactic of trying to cast doubt on a story by focusing on one possibly incorrect, but relatively minor detail. The bottom line is that these revelations come from people within the Bredesen campaign.

As for the matter of misleading voters about the candidate’s ties to the national Democrat establishment, PV reports that Stewart and a colleague on the Bredesen campaign, Drew Marshall say:

MARSHALL: “We would scare all the people who would vote for Phil Bredesen, but not [Senate Democratic Leader] Chuck Schumer.”

STEWART: “Yeah, exactly, because there’s a lot of Republicans who are going to vote for [Bredesen…]”

STEWART: “Yeah. And that’s how they’re messaging against us… that he’s gonna be a ‘toe the line’ democrat voter… Because there are people who loved him as Governor but won’t vote for a Democrat for national office.”

Stewart reiterated the Bredesen Campaign’s commitment to appearing moderate for the election, “we’re trying to make it so it’s not about Democrats.” Stewart makes clear Bredesen’s messaging is purely for political optics, saying:

STEWART: “Between you and me once Phil actually gets into the Senate, he’ll be a good Democrat.”

In this vein, Stewart also said of Bredesen, “Oh, yeah. Oh, he hates Trump, like yeah. He’s not going to be running for re-election. He can get in there and do the right thing” [i.e., the leftist thing].

The Bredesen staffers make clear as well that they’ve been instructed not to talk about the “blue wave,” no doubt because this would remind Tennesseans that a vote for their boss is a vote for Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) and the Democrat establishment. Stewart apparently thinks this will work, too, as he at one point was asked if Tennessee voters were ignorant and answered, “Yeah.”

None of this is surprising. The Democrats are now a radical leftist party — defined today not by Zell Miller but socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — with no place for moderates. And the Volunteer State has seen the Bredesen fake before: Al Gore used to masquerade as pro-life when he was a congressman from Tennessee.

Until he sought national Democrat prominence. Then he obediently made the transition to pro-prenatal infanticide.

There’s a lesson for voters here. Regardless of what politicians say while campaigning to woo the electorate, the reality is that they vote with their party 85 to 90 percent of the time on average. Thus, realize that whomever you elect, you’re not voting for that person’s campaign-trail “platform.”

You’re voting for his party’s national platform.

In other words, a vote for Phil Bredesen is a vote for Senator Chuck Schumer, Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), and Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).

As Duke’s First Rule of Politics goes, in a representative republic, people do not get what they want. They get what they vote for.

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US Senate Candidate Phil Bredesen Attacks PVA Undercover Video

PRESIDENT TRUMP'S MAGA RALLY IN TOPEKA, KANSAS

PRESIDENT TRUMP'S MAGA RALLY IN TOPEKA, KANSAS

President Trump delivers SHOCKING Speech at MAGA Rally in Topeka, Kansas after HISTORIC VICTORY of Senate Vote on the Confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to be Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.

MASTERCARD & DISCOVER CREDIT CARDS BAN ROBERT SPENCER OF JIHAD WATCH~YOU COULD BE NEXT

MASTERCARD & DISCOVER CREDIT CARDS BAN ROBERT SPENCER OF JIHAD WATCH~YOU COULD BE NEXT 

Jihad Watch director Robert Spencer discusses how MasterCard and Discover card have recently begun to refuse to process donations to the Jihad Watch organization, and the ominous implications of denial of service based on one's political views.

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S MAGA RALLY IN ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S MAGA RALLY 

IN ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA

MITCH MCCONNELL SLAMS ERIC HOLDER, HILLARY CLINTON & THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY MOB BEHAVIOR

MITCH MCCONNELL SLAMS ERIC HOLDER, HILLARY CLINTON & THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY MOB BEHAVIOR 

"THE NEW DEMOCRATIC PARTY"

‘WHEN THEY GO LOW, WE KICK THEM’: ERIC HOLDER ROLLS OUT DEMS’ 2020 SLOGAN

TRUMP SLAMS HOLDER’S CALL FOR VIOLENCE: ‘IT’S A DISGRACE’

Holder declares “That is what this new Democratic Party is about”

SEE: https://www.infowars.com/trump-slams-holders-call-for-violence-its-a-disgrace/

URGENT MESSAGE FROM NRA PRESIDENT OLIVER NORTH ON OUR CRUCIAL NOVEMBER MID-TERM ELECTION

URGENT MESSAGE FROM NRA PRESIDENT OLIVER NORTH ON OUR CRUCIAL NOVEMBER MID-TERM ELECTION

BY NRAHQ

SEE: https://www.ammoland.com/2018/10/urgent-message-nra-president-oliver-north/#axzz5TdJxcmc1;  

republished below in full unedited for informational, educational and research purposes:

Opinion by LtCOL Oliver North
LtCOL Oliver North

USA – -(AmmoLand.com)- Dear AmmoLand readers.

We stand at the edge of the precipice of one of the most important elections of our lives. That is the reality we face … just days from now.

All the freedoms we hold dear are, quite literally, at stake in this election. The enemies of our freedom are highly organized and abundantly funded … thanks to a group of super-rich political elites hell-bent on “buying” this election to serve their own agenda.

This self-serving cabal of billionaires and their pet politicians have conspired to permanently transform America into a socialist state.

They tried their best to win the White House in 2016 and, ever since, they’ve done everything possible to undo that election.

Their goal is a clear and present danger! They plan to seize power in Washington by capturing the House of Representatives and U.S. Senate … then crush the NRA, take the White House two years from now, and repeal the Second Amendment.

It is an all-out attack against us and our freedom, not with bombs and bullets, but with billions of dollars buying ballots. [some say a civil war]

You know their names: George Soros, Michael Bloomberg and Tom Steyer—and their lap dog, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. He’s the genius who recently claimed, “We’re not going to make America great again; it was never that great.”



When he made that shocking assertion, I was at the American Cemetery in Normandy, France with a group of NRA members, Freedom Alliance supporters and combat-wounded heroes from our current war against radical Islamist terror. We were stunned.


More stunning still: not one of the anti-freedom, billionaire-socialist-cabal distanced themselves from Governor Cuomo’s pathetic rejection of American values. Apparently, acknowledging America’s greatness doesn’t serve their agenda.


That helps explain why George Soros has pumped tens of millions into far left political candidates and causes; why Michael Bloomberg has vowed to spend $80 million in this election and Tom Steyer says he’s spending at least $110 million—all to plant Democrat-Socialists throughout our government and turn America into a Gun-Free socialist utopia.

Only the members of the NRA, and our country’s 100 million gun owners stand in their way. We are the only patriots—proven by history—strong enough, tough enough, and dedicated enough to defeat the big spending liars the one and only way possible—with our votes!

On November 6th 2018 every one of us must turn out and vote.

And every one of us must get someone else out to vote, too. No one sits this election out. The stakes are too high. Every vote is needed.

As law-abiding gun owners and Second Amendment advocates, you know the battlefield in this election. You helped win this fight two years ago, and you know our freedom cannot afford to letup this year.

Two years ago, it was the NRA—each one of us doing our part—that helped elect one of the most openly pro-Second Amendment Presidents in history. During the past two years, President Trump has demonstrated his strong commitment to protecting our firearms freedom. He has fought back efforts to restrict our rights and nominated not one … but two … pro-freedom judges to sit on the United States Supreme Court.

The President’s support for our freedom has driven our opponents and the so-called “main-stream media” absolutely nuts. They’ve protested, ranted and raved … and they’ve organized like never before to take over the U.S. House and Senate. If they win the House, they will spend the next two years trying to impeach the President, Justice Kavanaugh … and seize the White House in 2020.


WE THE PEOPLE are supposed to govern America—not wealthy oligarchs intent on ruling us and stripping away the freedoms we hold dear.


The battle lines are clear and the fight is joined. Their last minute smear against Justice Kavanaugh in an attempt to block his confirmation is just one more indication of their tactics.

You … and I mean YOU … are the tip of the spear in this fight to preserve our liberties. You are admired, respected and trusted among your peers and colleagues. Use that credibility to encourage your friends, family, neighbors and co-workers – to spread the word and vote for candidates who support the Second Amendment on November 6th. I urge you to visit www.NRAPVF.org to obtain a list of NRA endorsed candidates in your area.

Every single vote by you and other Americans like you can make all the difference in preserving our freedom and saving our nation.

Please stand with me in making that difference. Do everything you can to help us win this election battle. VOTE!

Semper Fidelis,

Oliver North



Vote November 2018

About:
Established in 1975, the Institute for Legislative Action (ILA) is the “lobbying” arm of the National Rifle Association of America. ILA is responsible for preserving the right of all law-abiding individuals in the legislative, political, and legal arenas, to purchase, possess and use firearms for legitimate purposes as guaranteed by the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Visit: www.nra.org

GOOGLE BRIEFING SAYS TECH COMPANIES SHOULD ABANDON "AMERICAN TRADITION" OF FREE SPEECH

LEAKED: Internal Google docs prove 

they censor Conservatives

CAUGHT! Internal Google Report Reveals Big Tech's 

Assault on Free Speech!!! Report by Dr. Steve Turley

Here's what's really behind the leaked 'The Good Censor' report from within Google!!!

GOOGLE BRIEFING SAYS TECH COMPANIES SHOULD ABANDON "AMERICAN TRADITION" OF FREE SPEECH 

BY ROBERT SPENCER

SEE: https://www.jihadwatch.org/2018/10/google-briefing-says-tech-companies-should-abandon-american-tradition-of-free-speech; 

republished below in full unedited for informational, educational and research purposes:

Google’s burying of material critical of Islam, along with Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube censorship of material that violates Sharia blasphemy laws, show that the “official Google source” that said that “the document should be considered internal research, and not an official company position” was lying. This is already being implemented on a massive scale. If it isn’t stopped, and these tech giants broken up, the First Amendment could soon be a dead letter, along with America as a free society.



“THE GOOD CENSOR: Leaked Briefing Says Google Must Move Away from ‘American Tradition’ of Free Speech to Expand Globally, Attract Advertiser $$$s,” by Allum Bokhari, Breitbart, October 9, 2018:


A leaked Google briefing titled “The Good Censor” advises tech companies to move away from the “American tradition” of free speech if they wish to attract advertising revenue and continue global expansion.

The briefing, leaked exclusively to Breitbart News, was the product of extensive research on the part of Google. This included expert interviews with MIT Tech Review editor-in-chief Jason Pontin, Atlantic staff writer and tech critic Franklin Foer, and academic Kalev Leetaru. 35 cultural observers and 7 cultural leaders from seven countries on five continents were consulted to produce it. It can be read in full here.

The 85-page briefing admits that Google and other tech platforms have fundamentally altered their policies in response to unwelcome political events around the world, including the 2016 election and the rise of Alternative für Deutschland in Germany.

Responding to the leak, an official Google source said the document should be considered internal research, and not an official company position.

Page 14 of the document acknowledges that a few Silicon Valley tech giants now “control the majority of our conversations,” but that these platforms – including Google – must now break their initial promise to users of free speech and content neutrality.

Pages 19-21 of the briefing describe this initial support for free speech as a “utopian narrative” that has been undermined by political events including the 2016 election and the rise of the populist AfD party in Germany.

Later, on pages 66-70, the briefing explains that tech companies including Google, Facebook and Twitter initially leaned towards an “American tradition” of free speech that prioritizes “free speech for democracy, not civility.”

But it goes on to say that the same companies now embrace the “European tradition,” that favors “dignity over liberty, and civility over freedom.”

Google, argues the briefing, must move towards the European tradition and create “well-ordered spaces for safety and civility” rather than “unmediated marketplaces of ideas.”

Doing so, says the briefing, will enable Google to “respond to regulatory demands” and “maintain global expansion,” as well as “monetize content through its organization” and “protect advertisers from controversial content,” both of which will “increase revenues.”…