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I feel like all the talk about Trump and Parler getting "cancelled" has to be interpreted in this context. This isn't over. People tried to overthrow the govern
by ProjectArcturis 6y ago
I feel like all the talk about Trump and Parler getting "cancelled" has to be interpreted in this context. This isn't over. People tried to overthrow the government last week. They're going to try again soon. There is a credible threat of imminent violence across the country.
After September 11th, we shut down air travel across the country for a week because we just didn't know if there were additional threats out there. Would anyone have complained if tech companies shut down a website known to host and inspire radical Islamic terrorism?
Today we face a far more dangerous threat. Imagine if the mob had succeeded in capturing most of Congress -- we could be fighting a civil war right now.
We don't know what else the "patriots" have planned, nor what the FBI, Facebook, or Twitter have seen in private messages and groups. Maybe let's prioritize everyone's physical safety for a few weeks.