Trump threatens to 'close' down social media platforms

Re:Trump threatens to 'close' down social media platforms by umvi on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @06:32PM (#23330927)

I have Italian friends on FB constantly voicing their criticisms of US government. It just strikes me as massively hypocritical when Italy's government is a complete train wreck. It's easy to criticize, it's harder to lead by example.

My instinct is to reply "Then show us how it's done with your own government. It isn't easy, is it?"

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Re:Trump threatens to 'close' down social media platforms by qubex on Thursday May 28, 2020 @02:49AM (#23334251)

That’s precisely the kind of response I’m referring to, and it’s why I try to remain as neutral as possible.

Though if I may be blunt, faulting individuals for living under a political system that does not engender cohesive leadership isn’t really fair (which is another reason I prefer not to wade into the American political debate).

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Re:Trump threatens to 'close' down social media platforms by all-fakes on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @07:01PM (#23331217)

How do you know that they aren't just as critical of their own government?

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