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Trump threatens to 'close' down social media platforms

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707 points patd | 4 comments | 27 May 20 12:21 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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OliverJones ◴[27 May 20 13:34 UTC] No.23322908[source]▶
A "conservative" government threatens to shut down private businesses. Wait, what?

Maybe the billionaire hotel magnate from New York should arrange a leveraged buyout of the business he doesn't like, and shut it down when he owns it.

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C1sc0cat ◴[27 May 20 13:53 UTC] No.23323229[source]▶
Its not real "conservative" views that get censored is it its entryist far right views.

Its like in the UK when Corbyn's crank supporters claim ultra far left positions are main steam labour views when they are not.

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1. catalogia ◴[27 May 20 14:34 UTC] No.23323929[source]▶
Corbyn is ultra far left? The way he was getting slandered as some sort of neonazi, I assumed he was considered too rightwing or something.

British politics can be confusing to outside observers..

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2. tehwebguy ◴[27 May 20 14:51 UTC] No.23324227[source]▶
There was a concerted effort to smear him from within his own party, it’s not surprising that you got that impression.

Edit: There is even a sister reply to this comment repeating the same nonsense, from a Google employee. Misinformation winning again.

3. endtime ◴[27 May 20 15:00 UTC] No.23324385[source]▶
He's the Islamic terrorist sympathizer type of anti-Semite, not the neo-Nazi type. We get it from both sides.
4. C1sc0cat ◴[27 May 20 15:32 UTC] No.23324835[source]▶
Yep full he's full Tankie - more interested in turning Labour into a niche party and dreaming of a revolution.

The sort who sell papers calling on the UK to help Assad crush the counter revolutionary's under the tracks of tanks.