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>There is no objective case for blaming it on anyone except the individuals doing it I don't think we should be banning anyone. I'm very pro-free speech. I'm n
by LatteLazy 6y ago
>There is no objective case for blaming it on anyone except the individuals doing it
I don't think we should be banning anyone. I'm very pro-free speech. I'm not a Conservative or a trumper. I'm a limey brit.
But I don't quite think I'd go as far as you have in the above quote. I think Trumps continued lies and the support of multiple other republicans encouraged and legitimised these actions.
Does that excuse the actions? No.
Does it make them criminally liable? Imho, maybe. Incitement is a thing.
But they certainly can't say "it's not my fault people listened to me". There is a very real need right now for republicans to look at the company they've kept for the last 4 years and do some soul searching.
That would be best for them and for the country even if I don't think failing to do some merits arrest or deplatforming.
This isn't a right/left spat. It's a moral fiber, truth vs lies question. What sort of person does a party member want to be and to be associated with?
- notadev 6y agoUnfortunately personal accountability vs accountability by group affiliation is a divisive subject between Left/Right. No one, no matter their intentions, will ever be able to actually discuss any of these issues because we can't even agree on fundamentals like language and "permitted" words.
- Wolfenstein98k 6y agoTruth in whose eyes? I believe what Bannon said is false. But at no point has any social media standard been "you must tell the truth", even if we just pretend there is some objective truth that everyone knows. Easily a hundred million Americans have watched Trump lie AND be lied about. But the issue here is that Bannon is being disappeared from YouTube for what, exactly? Speaking an untruth?