Let me say upfront that I don’t watch ABC’s The View. Ever. I used to, briefly, when the show first started and Barbara Walters was running it. I’m a Republican woman. The show has nothing to offer to me now. The View caters to liberal and progressive women who feel most comfortable in their bubble and cannot handle dissenting political views. Ever. So, when I read that Whoopie Goldberg said today she is leaving Twitter, I yawned and then I read what her sisters around the table had to say about that decision.

First, here’s Whoopie. She is supposed to be the anchor of the show. She plays referee during heated discussions and is the voice of maturity, the voice of reason, or something.

.@WhoopiGoldberg says on #TheView that "as of tonight," she's "done with Twitter."

"I'm going to get out, and if it settles down and I feel more comfortable, maybe I'll come back." https://t.co/cVclFZQmjA pic.twitter.com/0Ih9fp9yHG

— The View (@TheView) November 7, 2022

“I’m getting off today because I just feel like it’s so messy, and I’m tired of now having certain kinds of attitudes blocked now getting back on. So I’m gonna get out, and if it settles down enough and I feel more comfortable maybe I’ll come back. But as of tonight, I’m done with Twitter.”

She’ll be back. Of course she will. This is her moment to voice displeasure that opinions she doesn’t like or agree with are now visible on Twitter due to its new owner. Whoopie preferred the previous atmosphere on Twitter where conservatives were stifled and treated like, well, threats to democracy. Free speech is only for some, not all. Whoopie doesn’t understand that free speech includes all speech, and it is especially important for voices with which we do not agree.

Whoopie wrapped up the segment, for example, by saying this about free speech: “People keep saying it’s free speech, but all speech is not free speech. Some speech is not okay free speech. So everybody has to agree on that, but if people keep saying ‘You hurt my free speech” it’s going to be a problem. You know what? This is our problem. But it ain’t my problem today because I’m out.” That is someone living a bubble life. The point is that not everyone agrees on free speech, including her, as she confirms. People take cases to the Supreme Court over free speech. She can leave Twitter but what about when she hears something that triggers her in real life? Buck up, Whoopie. She’s a grown woman, not a delicate flower.

I keep hearing liberals and progressives talking about antisemitic and racist posts on Twitter. I’m lucky, I guess. When I’m on Twitter, I don’t find those from the accounts I follow. I’m not saying they don’t exist, it just isn’t something I’m seeing.

Sunny Hostin offered her hot take.

Co-host Sunny Hostin agreed with Goldberg’s assessment of Musk-era Twitter, saying, “It’s become such a hellscape.”

“I follow legal scholars there, I follow SCOTUS blog, I follow thought leaders, and it’s such a good place for that,” Hostin said, adding, “And now you’ve got this Elon Musk turning it into something it was never intended to be. He says it’s going to be ‘the public square.’ Well, I don’t want to be part of that public square but I also don’t want to miss the valuable information that can be put on there.”

Sit down, Sunny. Sunny Hostin is the one who compared women who vote for Republicans to “roaches.” Her opinion on anything means nothing to me.

The show’s token conservative panelist, Alyssa Farah Griffin, said she has a “love-hate relationship with Twitter” but appreciates the news she gets there. As she usually does, she agreed with what Sunny said. In this case it was the description of Twitter as “a hellscape.” As usual, Griffin’s remarks left actual conservatives wanting more of a response from her. She refuses to speak up and deliver a conservative argument, preferring to ingratiate herself with the liberals, which, to me, includes Ana Navarro.

Remember when Ana Navarro was a Republican? Now she thinks the answer is for the government to regulate social media platforms. She wants the U.S. government to duplicate a European Union law.

Co-host Ana Navarro, citing a recent European Union law that demands social media platforms combat misinformation, said, “I think it’s time the U.S. government take a look at this, because in the same way that we are regulated by the FCC and radio stations are regulated, frankly, a place like Twitter has far more reach and is far more dangerous.” As for Musk, she said, “he is there causing drama on a daily basis.”

I’m old enough to remember when government overreach was bad as far as Republicans are concerned.

I use Twitter and I understand it isn’t a perfect social platform. It’s predictable and yes, often awful, but everyone knows what they are getting when they sign up. (You can follow me for my brilliant hot takes at @penguinponders) Twitter is an easy way to get in touch with people and I use it for breaking news. I won’t miss Whoopie or any of the women on The View who may leave Twitter. I predict that none of them will and Whoopie will be back. I don’t follow any of them so it’s no skin off my nose either way. That’s how you handle the ugly voices – manage your account and don’t follow the haters. And use the Block button.