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Re: Facebook Indefinitely Suspends Trump

#101

Facebook is not a platform to have a voice. It’s a platform that harvests thoughts and publicizes the ones FB most agrees with while censoring those it does not. This is a slippery slope and, quite frankly, it’s the people that lose.

When you're more or less encouraging a coup, the "fire in a crowded theater" analogy couldn't be more applicable.

Yet there was no censorship occurring when the left \b\b\b\b opposing side was encouraging domestic terrorism.

Re: Facebook Indefinitely Suspends Trump

#102

Facebook is not a platform to have a voice. It’s a platform that harvests thoughts and publicizes the ones FB most agrees with while censoring those it does not. This is a slippery slope and, quite frankly, it’s the people that lose.

The people also lose when others abuse free speech to incite violence.

This happens on both sides, but only one side gets consistently punished. Punish them all!

Re: Facebook Indefinitely Suspends Trump

#106

Facebook is not a platform to have a voice. It’s a platform that harvests thoughts and publicizes the ones FB most agrees with while censoring those it does not. This is a slippery slope and, quite frankly, it’s the people that lose.

When you're more or less encouraging a coup, the "fire in a crowded theater" analogy couldn't be more applicable.

Ah yes, either Trump is a cult leader who is threatening the very core of our democracy, or the election was rigged and we're about to get a Chinese style Manchurian candidate in the White House. I'm so glad that the media vigorously looked into these allegations of corruption and fraud, instead of dismissing them for partisan reasons, because then we might have a split, between people who get their information from mainstream outlets believing nearly half the nation are conspiracy nuts or violent bigots, and those who get their news from independent media online believing that half the nation are brain dead sheep or lying sycophants.

Re: Facebook Indefinitely Suspends Trump

#107
post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Claims he won in a landslide and that the people invading the Capitol in Camp Auschwitz t-shirts were special and he loves them

Bullshit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcfcTB9-S2s

Here is the video, in all its slurred shame.

Re: Facebook Indefinitely Suspends Trump

#108

If pointing an armed and angry mob at the Capitol itself isn't over the line, nothing is. I don't like Facebook and haven't used it in years but this is the right move. Four people are dead today because they listened to Donald Trump, and FB and Twitter bear some responsibility for handing him that megaphone. Stopping him from calling for further violence is the bare minimum they can do here.

I keep seeing 'armed mob' posted everywhere without any evidence. What were they armed with? I watched the whole thing live from many angles and I saw plenty of people doing dumb shit like breaking windows and such. The majority just waltzed in took a tour and walked out. They even obeyed the velvet ropes in the entryway. edit: looks like at least one person was inside the capitol with a firearm and four others were…

How do you feel about this video? https://twitter.com/PhilipinDC/status/1347028917685800961

Re: Facebook Indefinitely Suspends Trump

#110

Facebook is not a platform to have a voice. It’s a platform that harvests thoughts and publicizes the ones FB most agrees with while censoring those it does not. This is a slippery slope and, quite frankly, it’s the people that lose.

Why is Trump's 'voice' or anyone else's more important than FB's 'voice'? Is free speech only for some people?

If I come to your house and rant about my favorite subject you shouldn't be able to silence me?

Should Trump (or anyone else) have the right to sully FB in defiance of its management wishes?

FB doesn't have a special responsibility, it's a for-profit business that has an obligation to it's shareholders.not society.

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