NO ANONS?: If Elected President, Nikki Haley Vows to Ban Online Anonymity by Requiring Legal Name Verification
Nikki Haley is demanding a ban on online anonymity by requiring users to register their legal names to have an online presence.
Nikki Haley is demanding a ban on online anonymity by requiring users to register their legal names to have an online presence.
Haley’s reason? “It’s for national security.”
Translation? “It’s for your safety.”
Sound familiar? During COVID, it was the forefront reason often cited by politicians to exercise their authoritarian mandates that stripped citizens of their basic medical freedoms.
The Federalist Papers, a series of 85 influential articles and essays advocating for the ratification of the United States Constitution, were authored under the pseudonym ‘Publius.’
But why this choice of anonymity? Here are a few key reasons:
▶️ Anonymity in Political Discourse: Enabled authors to focus public attention on the content of their ideas rather than their identities.
▶️ Avoiding Personal Biases: Allowed for arguments to be evaluated based on their merits, free from personal reputation or political influence.
▶️ Creating a Unified Voice: A strategic approach to present a cohesive argument across various topics.
▶️ Protection Against Reprisal: Offered safety from personal and political backlash from opponents.
▶️ Encouraging Objective Consideration: Motivated readers to assess arguments based on substance, independent of the authors’ personal or political status.
Deciding to write under a pseudonym or maintain anonymity was a strategic move. Its primary aim is to keep the audience’s attention squarely on the substance of the arguments being presented.
Why would Nimarata (aka Nikki) seek to eliminate anonymous discourse, a method crucial in shaping our nation?
There's the end of the Nikki Haley presidential bid. Not that she had a shot anyway.
I will never vote for her!