Re:The account of realDonaldTrump will be locked for 12 hours
by redler on Thursday January 07, 2021 @10:51AM
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"I'm totally not wondering why no one will rid me of that meddlesome priest. That would be wrong! Please do not rid me of that meddlesome priest. Although, I have to say, he is quite meddlesome, and I completely understand why it's strange that nobody has rid me of his meddling. I love you!"
Re:The account of realDonaldTrump will be locked for 12 hours
by throwaway316943 on Thursday January 07, 2021 @07:19AM
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I wonder why they are attempting to force him on to a legacy TV network instead of using social media?
Re:The account of realDonaldTrump will be locked for 12 hours
by VBprogrammer on Thursday January 07, 2021 @07:24AM
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Can you think of any sitting president instigating a protest nevermind directing their ire at specific people (one of those tweets specifically targeted Mike Pence) and buildings (telling supporters to march down to the capital).
Anyone could see this was the most likely outcome of Trump's behaviour. I can't see how anyone could honestly argue otherwise.
Re:The account of realDonaldTrump will be locked for 12 hours
by jboog on Thursday January 07, 2021 @07:14AM
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Ah yes, because other than those two tweets Trump has never incited any mayhem before.
Certainly hasn't been shrieking that the election was stolen and that if Democrats control the government it's the end of democracy. Literal apocalyptic rhetoric that millions lap up.
Then of course at the rally yesterday telling people to march on the capitol building where they are currently stealing the election!
If you were to read that and go to Trump's twitter feed and read the above quoted tweet, you would now be left with two competing ideas: Was Trump inciting the mayhem or trying to quell it?
On the other hand, if you go to his Twitter feed and just see what's currently there, two blank spots replaced with, "This Tweet is no longer available because it violated the Twitter Rules," you will think, "oh, Trump was inciting mayhem."
So deleting those tweets helps construct a narrative.