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Re: Facebook Indefinitely Suspends Trump

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

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

Did Facebook take action against the CHAZ/CHOP? Edit: Furthermore, would suspensions and bans ALSO apply to anarchists and revolutionaries? We know the answer is 'no'. It's clear to me Facebook wanted to drop Trump for a long time and did not do so for fear of repercussions. Now that there will be a new administration it is safe for them to do it.

False equivalence fallacy.

Re: Facebook Indefinitely Suspends Trump

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post #101

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

certainly regular people encouraging violence get censored on facebook and twitter all the time, I've seen it, we see it all the time. It doesn't make the headlines though. Trump makes the headline because he does it and is the president.

AND he has gotten a pass, for years, that regular people don't get.

Re: Facebook Indefinitely Suspends Trump

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post #101

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

Yeah because that's a thing that happened? What "left" anyway? There's no real left in this country.

Re: Facebook Indefinitely Suspends Trump

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post #10

What exactly Trump said to spark this? All information I found is rumors, that he posted a video asking people to respect the police, stop the violence and go home. Anyone has seen the video and texts in question and can tell me? EDIT: mass downvoting people, seriously? I didn't even defend Trump (or Biden), I asked a question, I am from Brazil and wanted to know what happened.

I don't have the exact words in front of me, but his speech prior to the mob occupying Congress exhorted them to march to Congress. Given the context of the sedition that happened afterwards, the speech may have crossed the line set by Brandenburg v Ohio of incitement to "imminent lawless action" [1].

I believe during the same speech, he also criticized the Vice President for following his Constitutional obligations instead of (as the President would prefer) taking unilateral decisions to throw the vote to Trump instead.

[1] To be clear, the test in Brandenburg v Ohio is a test of whether or not the government can make the speech outright illegal to speak. This is necessarily a very high bar, and it is much higher in the US than most countries in the world. The bar for whether or not private individuals and organizations should feel compelled to disassociate from an individual is clearly lower. That one can seriously entertain that the President's speech is surpassing the high bar of outright illegal speech should indicate how reasonable it is for others to consider it beyond the pale.

Re: Facebook Indefinitely Suspends Trump

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Zuck the PHP dev thinks he's Emperor.

He is the CEO of the company and gets to decide. You understand that facebook is a private company, right? Trump's 1A rights aren't being denied any more than Fox news is denying AOC her 1A rights by not giving her her own show.

Re: Facebook Indefinitely Suspends Trump

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post #69

Interesting how they sing a different tune once the other party finally gets certification of the election results, time to get 'cozy' with the new people in power and set up those dinners [1] and ad deals with them. [1] https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/trump-hosted-zuckerbe...

This just seems like both parties are working together including Trump to have these events be a pressure release valve for all the shit of 2020.

A target where people can vent their frustrations and anger, and once Trump leaves get that dopamine hit and simmer down -- until next cycle.

If none of the events of the past month happened people would have to face the reality of their situation. Now they can just scream at Trump. Who knows maybe he's being paid handsomely under the table.

Re: Facebook Indefinitely Suspends Trump

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post #44

Regardless of being the right thing to do or not, it is very interesting to see a software platform banning a president of a country. Interesting times.

Like Trump is just a regular president of a country.

It's not surprising at all given his behavior. Being president doesn't excuse it.

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