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The two tweets are as follows: > “The 75,000,000 great American Patriots who voted for me, AMERICA FIRST, and MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, will have a GIANT VOICE
by CivBase 6y ago
The two tweets are as follows:
> “The 75,000,000 great American Patriots who voted for me, AMERICA FIRST, and MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, will have a GIANT VOICE long into the future. They will not be disrespected or treated unfairly in any way, shape or form!!!”
> “To all of those who have asked, I will not be going to the Inauguration on January 20th.”
I do not support Trumps actions throughout all of this. But how are those incitements for violence, even in context?
- ng12 6y agoBecause Twitter has stolen the narrative. They decided what Trump meant by those tweets for you.
- dragonwriter 6y ago> They decided what Trump meant by those tweets for you No, they decided it for themselves. Other people in a position to relay, or not, the President's words get to make their own decision, too.
- danhak 6y agoThe second one can be read as a tacit nod that the inauguration is a “safe” target. I know many will see that as a stretch, but given the context and recent events, I do not.
- CivBase 6y agoBy that logic, Trump commenting on any of his attendance plans is "inciting violence". This goes far beyond a stretch.
- danhak 6y agoIf those comments are in the context of his supporters having just stormed the US Capitol at his behest, killing several people and derailing the confirmation of his political enemy, then yes.
- sesqu 6y agoThis was explicitly gone over in the announcement. The short of it is that they validate further attacks by promising Trump's allegiance, assistance, and a target.
- contemporary343 6y agoI think the context is key here. Independent of what happened on Wednesday they don’t constitute a real threat. But one has to update one’s prior.