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re: Musk would end "morally wrong" Donald Trump twitter ban
Posted on 5/10/22 at 6:31 pm to dawgfan24348
Posted on 5/10/22 at 6:31 pm to dawgfan24348
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And Twitter has nothing to do with the government as it’s a private company unless you want to nationalize Twitter your complaint holds no weight
Well, it was previously unregulated but now that Musk bought it it'll be heavily regulated by your beloved party's DOJ and ministry of truth
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Posted on 5/10/22 at 6:35 pm to dawgfan24348
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Freedom of speech only applies to the government not private companies
And what the Government has successfully done here is farm out censorship to the private sector. It's genius.
The Government gets to sit back and say Hey, we're not doing it, Twitter is. all the while Twitter is being run by like minded political activists.
When I was a kid I was taught to believe the Government was the only threat to the 1st amendment. I never would've believed in a thousand years however that our greatest threat to free speech would come from the private sector.
Genius political maneuvering right there.
Posted on 5/10/22 at 6:42 pm to BigBobbyStorey
Good.
It’s ok to have an opinion.
I don’t get why people get so bothered about an opinion
It’s ok to have an opinion.
I don’t get why people get so bothered about an opinion
Posted on 5/10/22 at 6:43 pm to dawgfan24348
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Freedom of speech only applies to the government not private companies
When Twitter coordinates directly with the White House about what can and can't be talked about on their platform, and who is allowed to be on it, then yes, it's a free speech issue.
Posted on 5/10/22 at 6:43 pm to Fat and Happy
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I don’t get why people get so bothered about an opinion
Because there is only one correct opinion, and anything counter to that opinion must be silenced.
Posted on 5/10/22 at 6:45 pm to dawgfan24348
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Twitter banning people isn’t a free speech thing unless you’re also arguing to make Twitter an online version of a town square
The issue is whether Twitter is a platform or a publisher. Free speech protections apply to publishers and not platforms. Twitter is somewhere in the middle, with arguments on both sides having some merit.
Posted on 5/10/22 at 6:50 pm to Pandy Fackler
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And what the Government has successfully done here is farm out censorship to the private sector. It's genius.
And what's it called when private industry teams up with government to push a certain political ideology?
Hmmmm....
It's on the tip of my tongue....
Posted on 5/10/22 at 6:52 pm to ShoeBang
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When government chooses to make official announcements and advisements on the platform, it becomes such. Like it or not.
This is a fantastic point! Thank you
Posted on 5/10/22 at 6:57 pm to dawgfan24348
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Twitter has nothing to do with the government
Then ban government officials from using it...
Posted on 5/10/22 at 6:57 pm to BigBobbyStorey
He's correct. Good.
Posted on 5/10/22 at 7:02 pm to Sao
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The joke would be millions return to Twitter and Truth would continue to flounder.
Dude, you guys are watching your ideology crumble in real time. You have a lot more shite to worry about than Trump. Go fluff some pillows and get some donuts for the house viewing
Posted on 5/10/22 at 7:04 pm to dawgfan24348
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And Twitter has nothing to do with the government as it’s a private company unless you want to nationalize Twitter your complaint holds no weight
Hey look, my favorite mental gymnastic sport: when one of the Antifa members of the board randomly becomes more libertarian than Milton Friedman
Posted on 5/10/22 at 7:05 pm to upgrayedd
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And what's it called when private industry teams up with government to push a certain political ideology?
That's (D)ifferent.
Posted on 5/10/22 at 7:08 pm to dawgfan24348
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Freedom of speech only applies to the government not private companies
Weird how this is now a leftist talking point. The guy who said you are a bunch of authoritarian despot wannabes was on the money.
Its explicitly obvious that the government now uses the 'private sector' to circumvent those pesky rules and laws. To pretend otherwise is to be a disingenuous shitbird.
This post was edited on 5/10/22 at 7:11 pm
Posted on 5/10/22 at 7:45 pm to dawgfan24348
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And Twitter has nothing to do with the government as it’s a private company unless you want to nationalize Twitter your complaint holds no weight
You’re also stupid enough to believe requiring people to have id’s to vote is racist. Your opinion on anything is meaningless.
Posted on 5/10/22 at 7:49 pm to Sao
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The joke would be millions return to Twitter and Truth would continue to flounder.
It’s amazing that after the last five years of repeated lies by the political left and media anyone buys into the “misinformation” nonsense anymore.
It’s blatant propaganda at this point.
Posted on 5/10/22 at 7:52 pm to dawgfan24348
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And Twitter has nothing to do with the government as it’s a private company unless you want to nationalize Twitter your complaint holds no weight
Then why did the democrats of our "government " want to launch an investigation into Musk buying it then?
Posted on 5/10/22 at 7:57 pm to USMCguy121
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Weird how this is now a leftist talking point. The guy who said you are a bunch of authoritarian despot wannabes was on the money.
Its explicitly obvious that the government now uses the 'private sector' to circumvent those pesky rules and laws. To pretend otherwise is to be a disingenuous shitbird.
Psaki overtly and clearly stated that the administration was flagging content for social media companies to censor.
Posted on 5/10/22 at 7:58 pm to FredBear
I'm glad Trump can get his tweeter machine back. I'm a grown adult that can use information to determine when he lies and when he seldom tells the truth.
Posted on 5/10/22 at 8:02 pm to Sao
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The joke would be millions return to Twitter and Truth would continue to flounder.
Which is fine with me. Forming another social media platform does not fix the real issue. Both viewpoints need to have the ability to be presented in a place where it can be heard by all. If your viewpoints and the logic behind them are as sound as you think, then why ban the opposition?
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