This Is How So Few Tyrannize So Many
MEME WARS AND THE TYRANNY OF TEXAS
Well, folks, the rot’s set in deep, and it’s crawling up the Lone Star State’s spine like a copperhead in heat. Texas… yes, Texas, the last bastion of cowboy grit and don’t-tread-on-me spirit, just gave a big, greasy kiss to censorship with House Bill 366. That’s right: they’re trying to jail you for posting political memes without a state-approved disclaimer. One year in the slammer and a fat fine… for a joke, a jab, or a meme.
Let me say it plain: this is government overreach dressed in digital camo. And it’s not coming from the usual suspects in California or New York. No, sir. This one’s homegrown authoritarianism, birthed right in Austin, where politicians are now playing digital nanny for your fragile little minds.
THE OPINION POLICE HAVE ARRIVED
What exactly is a “misleading meme,” anyway? Who’s the all-seeing oracle that gets to say what’s satire, what’s parody, and what’s too spicy for the plebs? You post a meme about some slick-haired politician sniffing around lobbyists like a dog at a barbecue, and boom… you’re facing charges unless you slap a bureaucratic disclaimer on it. Meanwhile, that same politician’s cutting sweetheart deals and jacking up your taxes behind closed doors.
This law ain’t about protecting voters from lies. It’s about muzzling…