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Twitter removes a lot more negative posts from those on the right side of the political spectrum than the left I've yet to meet the democratic nominee who refe

by yardie 10y ago

Twitter removes a lot more negative posts from those on the right side of the political spectrum than the left I've yet to meet the democratic nominee who refers to an entire ethnic group as "rapists and murderers". Maybe twitter removes a lot more posts from the right because those posts are actually racist.

PKop 10y ago
He didn't refer to an entire ethnic group as "rapists and murderers". He was speciffically refering to... the ones who were rapists and murderers. (Drug cartels, cayotes, and other criminials). He was claiming the Mexican government was purposefully or tacitly sending their problems across the border. You can disagree with this claim, but don't misconstrue what his message was. He's also cited this article[0] in reference to the point he's trying to make. http://fusion.net/story/17321/is-rape-the-price-to-pay-for-migrant-women-chasing-the-american-dream/ http://fusion.net/story/17321/is-rape-the-price-to-pay-for-m...
- wfo 10y ago
  Right, you can make excuses and quibble and apologize for his hateful demagoguery as much as you like (his quote of course as we all remember suggests most immigrants are rapists and murderers and criminals, but concedes that it's possible some might be decent), but the point here is that there's a pretty significant difference that you'd have to be willfully blind to not recognize. One side of the spectrum goes out of their way to spew hate and abuse and incite violence. The other preaches tolerance and respect. You can't really play the "there are two sides therefore the two sides are equivalent just opposed" game here, I think even if you still could manage to do it pre-Trump, Trump killed it by choosing to be objectively worse by all measurements and accounts.
  - qu4z-2 10y ago
    > The other preaches tolerance and respect. Wait, the Catholic Church is a political party now?
Meekro 10y ago
The hashtag #KillAllMen is an active phenomenon on twitter, tumblr, and facebook. Feminists make excuses for it. Here's an ArsTechnica article on climate change[1] where the very first comment advocates the murder of those who disagree with the liberal position. It has a positive score and many others in the thread defend it. Liberals can dish it out too, and moderators let them get away with it. [1] http://arstechnica.com/science/2016/05/climate-hustle-wants-you-to-believe-you-just-cant-trust-climate-science http://arstechnica.com/science/2016/05/climate-hustle-wants-...

by yardie 10y ago

PKop 10y ago

He didn't refer to an entire ethnic group as "rapists and murderers". He was speciffically refering to... the ones who were rapists and murderers. (Drug cartels, cayotes, and other criminials). He was claiming the Mexican government was purposefully or tacitly sending their problems across the border. You can disagree with this claim, but don't misconstrue what his message was. He's also cited this article[0] in reference to the point he's trying to make. http://fusion.net/story/17321/is-rape-the-price-to-pay-for-migrant-women-chasing-the-american-dream/ http://fusion.net/story/17321/is-rape-the-price-to-pay-for-m...

wfo 10y ago
Right, you can make excuses and quibble and apologize for his hateful demagoguery as much as you like (his quote of course as we all remember suggests most immigrants are rapists and murderers and criminals, but concedes that it's possible some might be decent), but the point here is that there's a pretty significant difference that you'd have to be willfully blind to not recognize. One side of the spectrum goes out of their way to spew hate and abuse and incite violence. The other preaches tolerance and respect. You can't really play the "there are two sides therefore the two sides are equivalent just opposed" game here, I think even if you still could manage to do it pre-Trump, Trump killed it by choosing to be objectively worse by all measurements and accounts.
- qu4z-2 10y ago
  > The other preaches tolerance and respect. Wait, the Catholic Church is a political party now?

Meekro 10y ago

The hashtag #KillAllMen is an active phenomenon on twitter, tumblr, and facebook. Feminists make excuses for it. Here's an ArsTechnica article on climate change[1] where the very first comment advocates the murder of those who disagree with the liberal position. It has a positive score and many others in the thread defend it. Liberals can dish it out too, and moderators let them get away with it. [1] http://arstechnica.com/science/2016/05/climate-hustle-wants-you-to-believe-you-just-cant-trust-climate-science http://arstechnica.com/science/2016/05/climate-hustle-wants-...