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Twitter hides Donald Trump tweet for “glorifying violence”

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1061 points danso | 3 comments | 29 May 20 07:24 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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ikeyany ◴[29 May 20 13:05 UTC] No.23349451[source]▶
People are wondering "How far does this go? How can Twitter say this is not cool, but allow something like violent movies or games? Where's the line?"

The leader of the United States encouraging law enforcement and the military to shoot American citizens for looting, that's the line.

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downerending ◴[29 May 20 18:31 UTC] No.23353733[source]▶
Sword rattling is pretty standard behavior for leaders everywhere throughout history.
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1. mjburgess ◴[29 May 20 18:34 UTC] No.23353777[source]▶
Sure, alongside slavery, genocide and mass murder. Perhaps we might draw a line on occasion?
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2. downerending ◴[29 May 20 18:40 UTC] No.23353859[source]▶
If you're not familiar with the phrase, "sword rattling" is something you do when you're trying to avoid conflict. If you want to attack someone, you just do it.
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3. anigbrowl ◴[29 May 20 19:01 UTC] No.23354131[source]▶
Disagreement doesn't imply misunderstanding.