Apple Executive Phil Schiller Deactivates Twitter Account

[Treq]

These people think Biden is a "far left radical". They really don't know how good they have it here in the U.S.

This is a big problem. They have screwed the political spectrum so much they think a conservative democrat like Biden is a radical liberal. Most people voted for Biden because they are just trying to stop the radical right wing minority from taking over the government. Biden is a centrist at best. Same with Hillary. Bernie was the only real liberal to run in many years and even he isn't that far left.

 

[Treq]

Let me drop this series of tweets from Glenn Greenwald here which sums up pretty well how I see this whole issue. Agree or disagree, leave it up to you.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1567290905039708160

Well I disagree. That is a radical right-wing perspective for sure.

 

[ProfessionalFan]

Oh so when people have opposing views and don't do what we like, we just act childish and delete our accounts. LOL

Fact is if you have a liberal friend/relative they are far more likely to cut you out of their life and make believe you no longer exist if you go against the echo chamber than a conservative person would in reverse. The self proclaimed "tolerant" people are some of the most intolerant people

 

[Mr. Dee]

I am actually planning on doing the same with mine, I just use it to lurk. My usage on it was pretty high about 7 years ago but has declined significantly. My reasoning is not political, just meh, don't really find it all that interesting anymore.

 

[ThisBougieLife]

This is a big problem. They have screwed the political spectrum so much they think a conservative democrat like Biden is a radical liberal. Most people voted for Biden because they are just trying to stop the radical right wing minority from taking over the government. Biden is a centrist at best. Same with Hillary. Bernie was the only real liberal to run in many years and even he isn't that far left.

Yep. That's part of why midterms predictions were so off. Biden's popularity is very low, true, but a lot of that low popularity is among young liberal voters who will vote for Biden and Democrats because there is no alternative.

I don't disagree with the guy saying mainstream liberal media is Democratic propaganda. It largely is. It is not "leftist", but it does serve the Democrats in the way Fox News serves the Republicans. Fox News is not as right-wing as OAN or Breitbart, just as CNN is to the right of MSNBC or something like Slate. That said, these kinds of nuances are usually not seen by anyone who just thinks "the media is liberal and it lies" yet watch Fox 24/7...

 

[jclmavg]

Well I disagree. That is a radical right-wing perspective for sure.

Believing Greenwald is radical right wing. 😂😂😂

 

[ProfessionalFan]

 

[ProfessionalFan]

Believing Greenwald is radical right wing. 😂😂😂

If you aren't in the echo chamber, you're a radical right winger these days. I am sure I'd be called one even though I'm a registered democrat who has voted democrat most of the time in my life.

 

[Mr. Skeleton]

YTD...

Dow Jones - down 8.2%
S&P 500 - down 17.7%
Nasdaq - down 26.0%

Tesla - down 54.2%

That blind and deaf man had far more opportunity with Tesla this year!

Looking at the price of Tesla stock compared to earnings v other car companies:

VW - 4x
Ford - 6x
Toyota - 11x
Honda - 9x
BMW - 3x

Tesla - 57x

Happy to hear the CEO is spending all his time trying to justify that 57x PE Ratio... oh... wait...

A loooooooonnnggg way to fall still for Tesla.

Um, bad math there bud. Did you just lie to make your stats believe-able? Lmao

Tesla isn’t down 57x. Can I see that math? Also you didn’t put other car manufacturers or tech companies, which all saw the same decline.

What’s the market cap comparison between these companies and telsa? 🤔

We get it, you’re mad.

 

[zephonic]

Believing Greenwald is radical right wing. 😂😂😂

That's where we are. Nine years ago he broke the Edward Snowden story and was a champion of the left.

It's so strange.

 

[ProfessionalFan]

That's where we are. Nine years ago he broke the Edward Snowden story and was a champion of the left.

It's so strange.

Yeah well they also think Elon Musk is far right and he isn't. It is how it goes, you're either 100% with them or you're all the way on the right.

 

[Surf Monkey]

Let’s be more clear for you-Twitter still works just as it did the day before Elon took over. So what’s changed for the end user other than verification?

No it doesn’t. They’ve fired so many people that many of its functions are down including two factor login verification. So your lazy attitude is based on low information.

 

[Treq]

Believing Greenwald is radical right wing. 😂😂😂

I have no idea who Greenwald is, but that tweet is undeniably a pretty radical right-wing position.

 

[Surf Monkey]

Oh I was referring to the democrat version of Fox News: CNN, NBC, Facebook, Twitter 1.0

So I see you’ve missed the point completely. No surprise.

 

[Pistol Peto]

Read my post again, Einstein. Tesla is down 54.2% this year. Their PE Ratio is 57x.

 

[Surf Monkey]

Indeed. See below.

Governments are not the only groups engaged in censorship.

I’m genuinely sorry that you still don’t grasp what censorship actually is.

 

[Surf Monkey]

Won’t you stop with this silliness? Non-public entities can censor just like governments. The difference is private censorship is not protected by the First Amendment. You continue using an incomplete definition of censorship.

That isn’t censorship. You’re using the wrong term. When someone is using a private service and they violate the terms of service that they agreed to, that is not censorship. That’s simply a private company doing what private companies do. Twitter is just like Mac Rumors Forum. You can get banned from this board for violating the terms. That is NOT censorship.

I mean, what self respecting Republican fails to understand this? Isn’t “business” supposedly their strength? Doesn’t seem like it based on this interaction.

 

[ProfessionalFan]

Tesla is down 54.2% this year.

How many companies are not down this year? Even Apple is down around 17%. I know 54 percent is a larger number but still, it isn't like Tesla is the only company down.

 

[Smith288]

Only after inciting the violence in the first place and long after they were breaking down doors. He was watching it on tv from the White House tweeting that Pence didn't have the "courage" to steal an election from the voters. Also said that the capital police were "on our side" and didnt even mention the the senators and congress people who were in mortal danger. His tweets can easily be interpreted as don't hurt the capital police but Pence and the rest are fair game. Only hours after the attack started did he say to remain peaceful. Long after that was not happening. You should watch the Jan 6th hearings. It's pretty damning stuff. Trump wanted this to happen.

I don’t like trump. The Jan 6 stuff is standard partisan ********.

 

[Treq]

Fact is if you have a liberal friend/relative they are far more likely to cut you out of their life and make believe you no longer exist if you go against the echo chamber than a conservative person would in reverse. The self proclaimed "tolerant" people are some of the most intolerant people

Well, There is no tolerating the intolerant. The left is the tolerant, but only to a point. The right has moved so far to the right that we are seeing fascism make a comeback. It's hard to see a family member or friend support that. When the Republican Party becomes more reasonable, maybe people might get along again, but until then, I certainly don't want fascists at my thanksgiving table. Also it's the right wing that has been hammering the wedge between the the left and the right, is it no wonder they are moving apart?

 

[Surf Monkey]

Yeah well they also think Elon Musk is far right and he isn't. It is how it goes, you're either 100% with them or you're all the way on the right.

Who thinks Musk is “far right”?

In fact Musk is a wild card. He likes to be chaotic. He tends to come down on whatever the most disruptive position is.

He’s a massive child, basically. Attributing a strong American political ideology to him is a fools game.

 

[Surf Monkey]

I don’t like trump. The Jan 6 stuff is standard partisan ********.

No, it really isn’t. The testimony is virtually exclusively from Trump officials and other Republicans. Clearly you haven’t bothered watching any of it or reading up on the findings. Unfortunate but common.

 

[ProfessionalFan]

Only after inciting the violence in the first place

You mean when he said in the infamous speech to march peacefully?

 

[SnappleRumors]

That isn’t censorship. You’re using the wrong term. When someone is using a private service and they violate the terms of service that they agreed to, that is not censorship. That’s simply a private company doing what private companies do. Twitter is just like Mac Rumors Forum. You can get banned from this board for violating the terms. That is NOT censorship.

I mean, what self respecting Republican fails to understand this? Isn’t “business” supposedly their strength? Doesn’t seem like it based on this interaction.

You are making up your own definition of censorship.

 

[ProfessionalFan]

And yet they allowed known Islamic terrorists to use the platform, as well as Iran’s leadership. That’s ok though.

Yep but if this is brought up, people reply with "straw man argument" because they have no good answer for it.