I commend you for being to admit it and for setting an example on here. And I'm not just saying that.
This attitude is exactly what we need more of on Twitter (and in society in general).
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This attitude is exactly what we need more of on Twitter (and in society in general).
Understandable, as there has been no Supreme Court packing by that definition, and I don't see it happening with the razor thin margins Democrats have and the upcoming midterms will probably lessen their power even further.
There were a few bad actors, as I've mentioned before, but most were just strolling through the capitol taking photos. Some were let in by the Capitol. Some were even talking with the Capitol Police.
So many crazy gun nuts around it's hard to know.I’m sorry, did you say something about the NYC subway shooting?
Have to agree. Musk is probably the worlds best vapourware salesman and the people that eat up his drivel are deluded.
Not trying to be funny.. it's the facts. QAnon, a far right group that trump supports
QAnon Supporters Pack Site Of JFK Assassination In Hopes JFK Jr. (And Maybe His Dad) Will Return
Michael Jackson, Princess Diana and Robin Williams are also among the dead celebrities the group’s waiting to return from the grave.
www.forbes.com
It's their platform. If you don't like it make your own, then YOU can label it politics in bold, italic and underline. You can even spell it Politix, or Politicks.
Hmm, what exactly are all the Tesla cars I see on the road then? What up with all those rockets I see that deliver astronauts to the ISS then land the booster back on terra firma for reuse? I'm pretty sure there are real tunnels being dug in Vegas as well.
While FSD isn't ready for prime time, yet, it is really foolish to label his collective accomplishments as "vapourware".
What have you done today to better the world?
All you need to know is that woke liberals are afraid that Musk will undermine the delicate balance of ideological diversity on Twitter -- 98.7% seems fair and balanced. It's how Democrats roll.
You’re attempting guilt by association. 75 million Americans voted for Trump. A minuscule fraction of a fraction of them belong to that group.Not trying to be funny.. it's the facts. QAnon, a far right group that trump supports
QAnon Supporters Pack Site Of JFK Assassination In Hopes JFK Jr. (And Maybe His Dad) Will Return
Michael Jackson, Princess Diana and Robin Williams are also among the dead celebrities the group’s waiting to return from the grave.
Nice try, though 👍
How many violent BLM activists were supported by Democrats?
When the government uses their platform to censor people, that's no longer the issue ... and it's no longer just "their" platform. And that IS The issue. This has gone far beyond just being a social media platform. It's become a weapon (Facebook included) of the government to attack free speech not only in this country, but around the world. It's dangerous, unconstitutional, and you should be worried. They call it "misinformation" while constantly contradicting themselves weeks or months later, which means they were the ones spewing misinformation. But only the ones backing their agenda are immune to being canceled by this "misinformation" ... or even worse ... the "scientific consensus" ... which is not a thing as we have seen the "science" change about 1,000 times in the last two years, which is the fastest I've ever seen scientific things change since I've been alive.
If you haven't noticed the glaring problem with what's going on with big tech lately, and you don't have a problem with it, you are seriously lost.
That's another issue entirely, but that is definitely a big one. In California, apparently telling people they are thieves for stealing is racist, so they passed that law where anything stolen valued at under 1,000 dollars can't be prosecuted. So of course shops all over California are leaving and they don't understand why. It's probably because they don't want to be robbed blind until they no longer have any products to steal. And Kamala Harris herself literally bailing criminals out of prison only for them to turn around a day later and commit the same crimes. The level of corruption going on is beyond anything I ever imagined would be possible.
Only positive thing happened on these almost 5-8 years of pure social media / tech-movies industry pure wokeness. Let ALL OPINIONS once again be heard no matter your political background / beliefs / color etc….. let’s get back to the real diverse of opinions.
Twitter is never going to be a free-for-all. There is always going to be some kind of moderation, some kind of prohibited content, and that content is not going to be something that everyone agrees on, thus there will continue to be accusations of censorship.
Twitter is terrible as it is--it certainly can improve. But this "free speech paradise" vision is not going to happen.
Twitter is terrible as it is--it certainly can improve. But this "free speech paradise" vision is not going to happen.
Seems rather obvious why progressive companies support the Democratic Party as they want to advance society, while republicans want to go back in time to the “good ol’ days” while silencing minorities.
I think his point was that democrats are naive in believing republicans are merely opponents from across the isle, playing the same political game, but disagreeing on topics.
While the current batch republicans want to abandon democracy itself. Democrats clearly struggle with this issue. Should they continue playing nice or adopt the same toxic tactics. It’s a hard call.
The root problem is, who defines what is hate-speech? The majority?
Right now, there is a growing acceptance that the majority is always right.
But in university science courses -- not sure how it is these days -- but we were taught to analyse each premise based on facts and evidence. Indeed, anyone that assumes that the majority stance is always correct - that is not science. That's because, every scientific breakthrough, without exception, started off as a minority view, and had to gradually win over the majority.
So if you stifle every minority view as being misinformation, then the society can no longer be innovative.
For this reason, because every innovation had to start off as a minority opinion, it follows that any society that adopts the "majority is always correct" ceases to become an innovative society. Because innovation requires people to voice minority views.
Similarly, who defines "hate speech"? Is "hate" defined as the person saying it having hate, or is "hate" defined when a person's feeling as hurt, so they automatically insinuate that the other side is hateful?
How did society go for a science-based objective society to one where feelings being hurt overrides any objective debate.
Anyone who has engaged in vigorous debate knows that emotions can be hurt by strenuous argument, especially when one's views are refuted. What's wrong with that?
Ultimately, a "love of truth" should override hurt feelings. Hurt feelings are part of the process of going from ignorance to being informed, because there comes a time when it feels bad to realise that we didn't know everything.
I think the Western society has crossed the line of no return, because it is now the norm for emotional-feelings to override objective debate. It will take many generations to turn it back, if indeed that is possible.
It appears that this is merely employee donations, not corporate donations (which I would venture a guess are far more centered than this graph). That said, what I see here are the vast majority of an intelligent and well-educated workforce exercising their freedom of expression to support candidates that are, generally speaking, trying to help their constituents and the country-at-large, rather than supporting those who try to spread fear and hate, as the Christo-fascist Republican party seems hell-bent on doing.
So the argument that intelligent people are impinging on wannabe fascists' freedoms of expression by exercising their own freedoms of expression is, to put it mildly, a bit rich.
And... aww shucks, it looks like I'm freely expressing myself right here!
But it's not the type of expression the "freedom of speech" crowd likes, so they'll lambast it, because they're not really for freedom of speech - they're for power and control by any means necessary.Can you give me some specifics on what is unconstitutional? Is the government penalizing social media companies if they don't follow their suggestions related to, say, COVID misinformation?
Sorry but Mitch McConnell held an Obama seat for a year. The Senate is to Advise and Consent. They did neither. Then when the same or even worse circumstances; ie. in the middle of an election McConnell held hearings and approved a seat.
McConnell and his ilk then treat Judge Jackson like she isn't qualified and muddied the waters with "child porn". Jackson is more qualified and has more trial experience than the next 4 justices combined.
Republicans are nothing less than hypocrites.
They don't support law and order. See Jan 6.
They passed tax increases on the middle class by capping SALT and they are blaming Democrats for tax increases and inflation.
Republicans are the new Taliban. They want to limit women's choice based on their "moral" beliefs. How is that different than any other fundamentalist "religion"?
Anyway I know what republicans don't like. What I can't tell is what they stand for? There is not platform except the platform of limiting voting, women's rights, limiting LBGTQ+ rights and pushing fake voter fraud that doesn't exist. Oh I forgot it does Mark Meadows was registered to vote I threw places and most of the few prosections that are happening are registered Republicans.
Then you have the ultra right still schilling for Putin.
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So much for the decision to close PRSI… This thread is a horror show.
Because these people are ignorant, insane, or ideologues, or a combination of all three.
Irrelevant to what their practices have been thus far
Can you show me a platform run by a company with employees that primarily donate to Republican candidates that also has more ideological diversity on their platform? (even just a guess about the ideological makeup of the employees is fine)
There you go not reading again. I said I’m not American, not that I don’t live in America. Seriously, just read. You don’t need to keep trying to twist everything.