DanFST
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It's fine, HK has just become mainland China. Ignoring the HK legislature and any due process.
Good rights those!
TRUMP, What the hell is going on
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It's fine, HK has just become mainland China. Ignoring the HK legislature and any due process.
Good rights those!
triple_bogey
Tour Rookie
Unbelievable.......Trump golfing a day or two ago. 
So you are happy with thugs demanding ''freedom of speech'' and ''democracy'', but yet many normal HK citizens who really just want to get on with their daily lives are set upon and beaten within an inch of their life or being set on fire. No-one is safe, young woman and OAP's are also physically attacked simply because they disagree with what these idiots are doing/saying. Ironic don't you think?
Shops, transport systems having to shut down. People cannot even drive to work as their routes are barricaded.
I'm surprised the CCP even took 10+ months to take action. Probably too busy harvesting organs from Falun Gong members or building more mosques to terrorize the Muslim population.
So you are happy with thugs demanding ''freedom of speech'' and ''democracy'', but yet many normal HK citizens who really just want to get on with their daily lives are set upon and beaten within an inch of their life or being set on fire. No-one is safe, young woman and OAP's are also physically attacked simply because they disagree with what these idiots are doing/saying. Ironic don't you think?
Shops, transport systems having to shut down. People cannot even drive to work as their routes are barricaded.
I'm surprised the CCP even took 10+ months to take action. Probably too busy harvesting organs from Falun Gong members or building more mosques to terrorize the Muslim population.
Robster59
Tour Rookie
And now he's had a reprimand from Twitter! 
Twitter tags Trump tweet with fact-checking warning
And it's laughable that he then says it restricts freedom of speech when he viciously attacks anyone who speaks out against him.
Twitter tags Trump tweet with fact-checking warning
And it's laughable that he then says it restricts freedom of speech when he viciously attacks anyone who speaks out against him.
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
And today the tweets are about Obamagate - a completely invented conspiracy about Obama and Biden spying on Trump. OBAMAGATE MAKES WATERGATE LOOK LIKE SMALL POTATOES
And in addition Trump is spouting what in the UK would be defamatory and libelous bile about Joe Scarborough and the death of an intern 19yrs ago. Indeed the parents of the intern have asked Twitter to remove Trump's tweets on this as they are spurious, unfounded and very upsetting.
And so Fact Check tagging
And in addition Trump is spouting what in the UK would be defamatory and libelous bile about Joe Scarborough and the death of an intern 19yrs ago. Indeed the parents of the intern have asked Twitter to remove Trump's tweets on this as they are spurious, unfounded and very upsetting.
And so Fact Check tagging
spongebob59
Journeyman Pro
???
Robster59
Tour Rookie
Funny he can stand back and watch Covid-19 kill tens of thousands of American citizens.
I see this tweet has now been deleted by Twitter for glorifying violence. The big bully baby has now spit out his dummy in a big way with threatening to put in an executive order aimed at removing some of the legal protections given to social media platforms.
In other words, Twitter is fine whilst he spouts his bile, vitriol and lies but as soon as he's pulled up for it then he gets a strop on.
I've said right from the start that this is someone who nobody has said "No" to for a long time. The more I read about him, the more singularly vile he becomes.
I see this tweet has now been deleted by Twitter for glorifying violence. The big bully baby has now spit out his dummy in a big way with threatening to put in an executive order aimed at removing some of the legal protections given to social media platforms.
In other words, Twitter is fine whilst he spouts his bile, vitriol and lies but as soon as he's pulled up for it then he gets a strop on.
I've said right from the start that this is someone who nobody has said "No" to for a long time. The more I read about him, the more singularly vile he becomes.
Grant85
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I personally don't see the point in Twitter doing this, and I appreciate they aren't aiming at Trump in particular and other political leaders and news organisations would face similar treatment. It's just that he is the poster boy.
But from a Trump point of view, he is just going to play the victim and use the underdog strategy again, like he did 4 years ago. I'll bet secretly he can't believe his luck and I'd 100% expect him to be tweeting things every day now that are close to or across the line.
He'll almost be goading twitter into banning him or deleting his account by tonight.
Problem is it seems everyone has to be polarised these days, whether it's politicians (that once would be on the centre left or right), newspapers and even broadcasters and journalists.
But from a Trump point of view, he is just going to play the victim and use the underdog strategy again, like he did 4 years ago. I'll bet secretly he can't believe his luck and I'd 100% expect him to be tweeting things every day now that are close to or across the line.
He'll almost be goading twitter into banning him or deleting his account by tonight.
Problem is it seems everyone has to be polarised these days, whether it's politicians (that once would be on the centre left or right), newspapers and even broadcasters and journalists.
Robster59
Tour Rookie
I think they have to be shown to be even handed. The man is using Twitter as a sounding board for his own publicity and posts things without any proof behind it and people are gullible enough to believe it. Twitter has to do this otherwise they will stand accussed of bowing to bully boy Trump. Trumps ardent supporters will believe whatever drivel he puts on but it might make some people who are unsure think "hang on". And he claims this is an infringement of his free speech yet he personally abuses anyone who posts anything against him, which means he is attacking free speech. Becoming President has turned him into a complete megalomaniac.
Grant85
Head Pro
Absolutely, they have to be even handed. But when you start trying to decide what is and what isn't ok, it becomes an impossible task as there will always be things close to the line and grey areas. There will also be tweets that clearly breach the rules, but have such little reach that twitter will probably never see them or have the manpower to tag them.
The use of language is not black and white.
The phrase that's been censored is 'when the looting starts, the shooting starts'. When I see that, I see someone who has a poor grasp of English, not someone glorifying violence. Trivialising it, maybe.
North Mimms
Tour Winner
He is quoting a Miami Police chief from 1968
https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-quotes-cop-sparked-race-riot-tweet-2020-5?r=US&IR=T
Grant85
Head Pro
Ah - fair enough.
But the point still stands that there will always be nuances with things that people say, that will be very difficult to police.
Foxholer
Blackballed
Quite old 'news' (well, yesterday) but surprised no-one has commented on it (or have they?)....
Trump announces US is to withdraw from WHO - cancelling the $400M payment they originally withheld!
Strikes me as barmy, especially in the current environment. Lame, election driven (imo) excuse!
Trump announces US is to withdraw from WHO - cancelling the $400M payment they originally withheld!
Strikes me as barmy, especially in the current environment. Lame, election driven (imo) excuse!
Kellfire
Blackballed
That’s right. Trump is now saying being anti fascist is a terrorist offence.
No he's not. He's saying ANTIFA is a terrorist organisation. And as much as it sticks in my throat, he's right. Its a Marxist communist, anarcho-communist organisation that supports violence to achieve its aims.
GreiginFife
Money List Winner
Of course its an election driven agenda. Everything this orange balloon does is. The simplicity of this one is that it gives him a great target to pin the blame on for the state of the US Covd situation. Donald Trump takes the Celtic FC stance, always cheated never defeated (it's always someone else's fault).
larmen
Head Pro
Is there an actual organisation, or is it just a movement?
rudebhoy
Q-School Graduate
that's utter rubbish. It's a movement, not an organisation. It has no central leadership. It is mostly peaceful, but there are some in it who believe in violent protests. To call it a terrorist organisation is ludicrous, would you have called the Poll Tax protesters terrorists?
Neither, they’re just a rabble of trouble makers
Crumplezone
Active member
ANTIFA is not a singular organisation. Nor does it have any structure. It is a loose collection of organisations and individuals whose only thing in common is they wish to rid the world of racism. So it cannot be banned as it is not an organisation. Most anti fascists are not Marxist communist, anarcho-communist or violent.
Foxholer
Blackballed
It was all good until your own blind bias (I hesitate to use the word 'bigotry', but it's likely appropriate) showed. And FWIW my (Scottish) heritage is definitely NOT Celtic (nor Rangers for that matter) oriented!
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