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I think this hyperbole has more to do with the H1-B caps and the Section 230 saber-rattling than anything that actually happened on Parler. Trumpism came close

I think this hyperbole has more to do with the H1-B caps and the Section 230 saber-rattling than anything that actually happened on Parler. Trumpism came close to inflicting a hemorrhaging wound on their business models, but it missed, and now it will be eliminated with extreme prejudice. Then these boomers rode up to DC to unwittingly put more wind in the valley's sails. Patriot Act II, here we come!

barbacoa 6y ago
It's very telling that all this censorship happened right after they found out that congress oversight committees would all be chaired by democrats.
- olliej 6y ago
  And just after an attempt to use force to take over the democratically elected government. But no, it must be because of committees, no way it could be the other thing.
  - chaganated 6y ago
    Not sure if some boomer accidentally tazing his own balls qualifies as an armed insurrection. In our heyday, our representatives would duel over points of honor. Nowadays, all it takes is a swarm of elderly neckbeards to make them cower beneath their desks.
    - multjoy 6y ago
      As you yanks keep pointing out, a firearm is a great leveller. Doesn’t matter who’s wielding the AR15, it will still be lethal. Good job, however, that the representatives learnt their school shooter drills.
      - chaganated 6y ago
        Examples in Leadership, per Wikipedia: Firing no shot in his defence, his troop numbers swelled until they became an army. On 5 March, the nominally royalist 5th Infantry Regiment at Grenoble went over to Napoleon en masse. The next day they were joined by the 7th Infantry Regiment under its colonel, Charles de la Bédoyère, who was executed for treason by the Bourbons after the campaign ended. An anecdote illustrates Napoleon's charisma: when royalist troops were deployed to stop the march of Napoleon's force at Laffrey, near Grenoble, Napoleon stepped out in front of them, ripped open his coat and said "If any of you will shoot his Emperor, here I am." The men joined his cause.
        multjoy 6y ago
        > An anecdote
  - cassac 6y ago
    You are right, if they would and grabbed Pelosis magic wand the military would have just bowed to their demands. Even you would have submitted! A bunch a idiots stormed a building, for anyone to think they could have “taken over” anything other than space is insane. And how fast I’m getting negative Karma is also insane. But it is what it is, I guess no discussion allowed unless you tow the line. Hacker news ain’t what it used to be.

barbacoa 6y ago

It's very telling that all this censorship happened right after they found out that congress oversight committees would all be chaired by democrats.

olliej 6y ago
And just after an attempt to use force to take over the democratically elected government. But no, it must be because of committees, no way it could be the other thing.
- chaganated 6y ago
  Not sure if some boomer accidentally tazing his own balls qualifies as an armed insurrection. In our heyday, our representatives would duel over points of honor. Nowadays, all it takes is a swarm of elderly neckbeards to make them cower beneath their desks.
  - multjoy 6y ago
    As you yanks keep pointing out, a firearm is a great leveller. Doesn’t matter who’s wielding the AR15, it will still be lethal. Good job, however, that the representatives learnt their school shooter drills.
    - chaganated 6y ago
      Examples in Leadership, per Wikipedia: Firing no shot in his defence, his troop numbers swelled until they became an army. On 5 March, the nominally royalist 5th Infantry Regiment at Grenoble went over to Napoleon en masse. The next day they were joined by the 7th Infantry Regiment under its colonel, Charles de la Bédoyère, who was executed for treason by the Bourbons after the campaign ended. An anecdote illustrates Napoleon's charisma: when royalist troops were deployed to stop the march of Napoleon's force at Laffrey, near Grenoble, Napoleon stepped out in front of them, ripped open his coat and said "If any of you will shoot his Emperor, here I am." The men joined his cause.
      - multjoy 6y ago
        > An anecdote
- cassac 6y ago
  You are right, if they would and grabbed Pelosis magic wand the military would have just bowed to their demands. Even you would have submitted! A bunch a idiots stormed a building, for anyone to think they could have “taken over” anything other than space is insane. And how fast I’m getting negative Karma is also insane. But it is what it is, I guess no discussion allowed unless you tow the line. Hacker news ain’t what it used to be.