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"Were I president I would use violence to political ends" is not a call for others to perform violence. It's a fantasy for the use of violence. These statements

"Were I president I would use violence to political ends" is not a call for others to perform violence. It's a fantasy for the use of violence. These statements are not uncommon. It is normal and socially acceptable to wish for the death of sports teams, referees, your mother-in-law, billionaires, bankers, etc. etc. Here, take a look: https://twitter.com/search?q=%22kill%20billionaires%22&src=typed_query&f=live https://twitter.com/search?q=%22kill%20billionaires%22&src=t... The American people don't need to be protected from this. We aren't children.

birdyrooster 6y ago
It's clearly flame bait and Twitter/Google don't want it on their platform. The same would happen if it was posted here.
- mansion7 6y ago
  They accept it just fine when it's against Republicans. Heck, I've heard harsher rhetoric from the "Young Turks", an organization sponsored and feted by YouTube itself. One needn't search long on YouTube/Twitter to find much stronger "flame bait" against the other side, which is allowed to stand. No need to wonder why; it's no secret that Googlers literally cried in the hallways after Trump's 2016 victory, nor that numerous former (?) Democrat operatives now occupy positions of authority at Twitter.
taxicab 6y ago
Don't be obtuse. A mainstream rightwing media figure is out there expressing nostalgia for the good old days of mob violence and when you could just lynch your opponents and calling for a civil war (as well as beheading Fauci). This is also in the context of armed extremists threatening people who are just trying to count the results of the election. Police are required to escort them in and out of counting locations in some cities for their protection [1]. Even his former whitehouse colleagues have expressed disgust at the statement. You don't have to pretend that this is at all appropriate just because Bannon is on the same "team" as you and companies like Twitter and Google have no requirement to be a mouthpiece for calls to violence. [1] https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/otilliasteadman/fears-for-ballot-counter-safety https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/otilliasteadman/fears-f...
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Cytobit 6y ago
Twitter and YouTube don't serve at the pleasure of the American people.
kurthr 6y ago
Nope, literally called for Chris Wray’s and Fauci’s beheading. That’s at least glorification of violence, if not incitement. There is already been an armed kidnapping attempt stopped by the FBI in Michigan. Note that “billionaires” is not a person... TV announcers don’t recommend killing refs by name after loosing a game, and that your MiL might get a restraining order against you if you post that online. https://www.npr.org/2020/11/06/932052602/twitter-permanently-suspends-steve-bannon-account-after-beheading-comments https://www.npr.org/2020/11/06/932052602/twitter-permanently...

birdyrooster 6y ago

It's clearly flame bait and Twitter/Google don't want it on their platform. The same would happen if it was posted here.

mansion7 6y ago
They accept it just fine when it's against Republicans. Heck, I've heard harsher rhetoric from the "Young Turks", an organization sponsored and feted by YouTube itself. One needn't search long on YouTube/Twitter to find much stronger "flame bait" against the other side, which is allowed to stand. No need to wonder why; it's no secret that Googlers literally cried in the hallways after Trump's 2016 victory, nor that numerous former (?) Democrat operatives now occupy positions of authority at Twitter.

taxicab 6y ago

Don't be obtuse. A mainstream rightwing media figure is out there expressing nostalgia for the good old days of mob violence and when you could just lynch your opponents and calling for a civil war (as well as beheading Fauci). This is also in the context of armed extremists threatening people who are just trying to count the results of the election. Police are required to escort them in and out of counting locations in some cities for their protection [1]. Even his former whitehouse colleagues have expressed disgust at the statement. You don't have to pretend that this is at all appropriate just because Bannon is on the same "team" as you and companies like Twitter and Google have no requirement to be a mouthpiece for calls to violence. [1] https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/otilliasteadman/fears-for-ballot-counter-safety https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/otilliasteadman/fears-f...

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Cytobit 6y ago

Twitter and YouTube don't serve at the pleasure of the American people.

kurthr 6y ago

Nope, literally called for Chris Wray’s and Fauci’s beheading. That’s at least glorification of violence, if not incitement. There is already been an armed kidnapping attempt stopped by the FBI in Michigan. Note that “billionaires” is not a person... TV announcers don’t recommend killing refs by name after loosing a game, and that your MiL might get a restraining order against you if you post that online. https://www.npr.org/2020/11/06/932052602/twitter-permanently-suspends-steve-bannon-account-after-beheading-comments https://www.npr.org/2020/11/06/932052602/twitter-permanently...