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I'm actually less anti-Trump than most. I voted for him in 2016, but didn't vote for him in 2020. I don't like most of his policies, but there are some of his p

I'm actually less anti-Trump than most. I voted for him in 2016, but didn't vote for him in 2020. I don't like most of his policies, but there are some of his policies that I do like. I liked Trump before he became president, I thought he was a hoot. So I understand his way of speaking and know that some journalists really like to twist what he says. He just doesn't have the discipline to say things presidentially and talks off script in his very loose way. I do however think his behavior has been deplorable since the election loss, and he blatantly incited a riot. He crossed a line and he deserves to be punished.

WClayFerguson 6y ago
Actually what happened is the president tried to hold a rally, and because it turned violent, Democrat-controlled BigTech used that as an excuse to purge their political adversaries from social media and even shut down social media websites they don't like. It's absolutely sickening to see Democrats willingly giving up their free speech rights, just because they're angry with one man. You can't just shut down entire segments of the telecommunications infrastructure as a way to wage your political battles. That's a childish abuse of power, and everyone who isn't outraged by it should be ashamed of themselves and frankly grow up.
- chalst 6y ago
  Trump's claims about a stolen election remind me of the Nazi's promotion of the Stolchdoß myth. Sometimes the free exercise of speech is a great danger. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stab-in-the-back_myth https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stab-in-the-back_myth
  - WClayFerguson 6y ago
    I think a better analogy was when Hitler started taking rights away from Jews little by little, and the public didn't recognize the problem early on. Democrats are always in favor of taking rights from others, until eventually they ultimately realize the mistake only once they want the rights back for themselves.

WClayFerguson 6y ago

Actually what happened is the president tried to hold a rally, and because it turned violent, Democrat-controlled BigTech used that as an excuse to purge their political adversaries from social media and even shut down social media websites they don't like. It's absolutely sickening to see Democrats willingly giving up their free speech rights, just because they're angry with one man. You can't just shut down entire segments of the telecommunications infrastructure as a way to wage your political battles. That's a childish abuse of power, and everyone who isn't outraged by it should be ashamed of themselves and frankly grow up.

chalst 6y ago
Trump's claims about a stolen election remind me of the Nazi's promotion of the Stolchdoß myth. Sometimes the free exercise of speech is a great danger. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stab-in-the-back_myth https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stab-in-the-back_myth
- WClayFerguson 6y ago
  I think a better analogy was when Hitler started taking rights away from Jews little by little, and the public didn't recognize the problem early on. Democrats are always in favor of taking rights from others, until eventually they ultimately realize the mistake only once they want the rights back for themselves.