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The difference is in the reaction. Bernie Sanders and other members of the progressive caucus immediately condemned the lone wolf attack in very clear terms. Th
by boc 6y ago
The difference is in the reaction. Bernie Sanders and other members of the progressive caucus immediately condemned the lone wolf attack in very clear terms. The reaction of the president to the Wednesday attack was far different and will likely encourage future acts of violence.
Twitter didn't ban Bernie Sanders because he 1) never encouraged the attack and 2) responded appropriately. Twitter banned Trump because he played a part in encouraging the attack and then didn't genuinely condemn the attacks. That's why these two scenarios are very different.
- aksss 6y agoThere are many reasons the scenarios are different. I’m calling out the fallacy in saying “one side went full kinetic”. This point has nothing to do with Twitter. This is about violent rhetoric leading to violent action, and a false supposition that “one side” in this has no history of violent political action (e.g. clean hands) in comparison to the other.