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Twitter hides Donald Trump tweet for “glorifying violence”

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1061 points danso | 5 comments | 29 May 20 07:24 UTC | HN request time: 0.959s | source
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umvi ◴[29 May 20 13:05 UTC] No.23349461[source]▶
At this point I feel like Twitter is _trying_ to push Trump's buttons. 4 years of not censoring Trump's tweets and now all of a sudden they have an ethical obligation? Which straw broke the camel's back?
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Covzire ◴[29 May 20 13:11 UTC] No.23349523[source]▶
I really don't understand what part of Trump's tweet is "glorifying" violence, can anyone help me out on the rationale?
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mdszy ◴[29 May 20 13:13 UTC] No.23349551[source]▶
"when the looting starts, the shooting starts."

Just read that a few times until you get it through your head.

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Covzire ◴[29 May 20 13:23 UTC] No.23349666[source]▶
Nope, not working for me, not from a politician tasked with the security of the nation.

Just recently a famous comedian suggested injecting him with an air filled syringe, what did Twitter do there?

Twitter has gone and lost their minds. Bring on the down votes I guess.

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1. mdszy ◴[29 May 20 13:29 UTC] No.23349737[source]▶
1. So suspending rights and allowing cops/the military to be the judge, jury and executioner is somehow okay? These are citizens, no matter how your thinly veiled racism is clearly making you think they're not.

2. Comedians are not the fucking president.

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2. Izkata ◴[29 May 20 17:05 UTC] No.23352544[source]▶
> Comedians are not the fucking president.

She later clarified it wasn't a joke.

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3. mdszy ◴[29 May 20 17:51 UTC] No.23353182[source]▶
Okay cool, that means exactly nothing.

Please tell me what actual ability a comedian has to get someone to inject Trump's veins with air.

And then consider what ability Trump has to make good on the statement "when the looting starts, the shooting starts."

Or are you just being purposefully obtuse?

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4. dependenttypes ◴[30 May 20 04:15 UTC] No.23358418[source]▶
> allowing cops/the military to be the judge, jury and executioner is somehow okay?

They already are. Consider the case where the police shoots someone that is threading the life of someone else.

> no matter how your thinly veiled racism is clearly making you think they're not.

Are you claiming that the looters are of certain racial background(s)?

> Comedians are not the fucking president

Cool, and?

5. dependenttypes ◴[30 May 20 04:17 UTC] No.23358425{3}[source]▶
Are you claiming that if tweeter had taken it down the danger of the police shooting looters would be gone?