Alec Baldwin dreams of lynching Trump, Twitter doesn't do anything about it

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  1. Steve N

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    Ok guys and gals, this Tweet has been on Twitter for 2 days and Twitter seems OK with it. Other than insane hypocrisy and wild double standards, can someone explain why Twitter hasn't deleted this Tweet? What ever happened to their terms of service?

     
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    They sure do enjoy that double standard!
     
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    It says it right there, he's describing a dream which in the context of describing it, makes perfect sense he is referring to an actual nocturnal dream, not necessarily a call for the dream to become reality.
     
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    LOL, "I have a dream" then that excuses calling for the execution of the POTUS....smdh...
     
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    Where did he say he dreams of lynching Trump? I saw where he said he had a dream of Trump on trial and outside the courthouse was a noose. So where did he say anything about an actual lynching?
     
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    Where did he “call for an execution”?
     
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    That's not incitement. Total fail.
     
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    Lol....The left saw imaginary code words and dog whistles whenever Trump spoke, but with Baldwin they break out their microscopes, measure every word and see nothing wrong. How about if Trump tweeted that and replaced his name with Obama or Clinton. But that would be different, right lefties?
     
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    Tweeter and Fakebook live by their own rules. You should too.
     
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    Who says what is always going to be the determining factor.
     
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    The proud boys have indicated they understood stand back stand by. That's Trump. Not the left.
     
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    It's different when they do it.
     
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    He wasn't advocating violence in that tweet, just sharing a dream he had with the public. There is a difference.
     
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    Freedom of speech, eh? :blahblah:

    When Madona wants to blow up the White House, it's a 'figure of speech'. When DJ Trump says anything, OMG, OMG, it's an incitement!
     
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    Lolwut?:roflol:

    When was Madonna the President?

    I must have missed that.

    Do you have a link?
     
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    No advocacy for imminent lawless action, just divisive rhetoric.

    We need to be consistent.
     
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    There was someone that said that dreams are expressions of our desires ... [you know psychoanalysts and similar].

    In any case, Alec Baldwin is also a comedian [SNL, you know ...], so he could sustain that there was a bit of dark satire in this.

    Personally I'm again chensorship and the kind of content which is allowed on Twitter is a matter of Twitter [when it's not involved a public officer ... detail that at Twitter ignore]. Anyway if something would happen to Trump after he will leave the White House, also Baldwin could be considered at least partially morally guilty.
    I have never wished [in public ...] to someone to be hanged ... I don't know you.
     
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    Exactly, consistency and depressingly we see none even going so far as to say that a dream wasn't imminent lawless action well neither technically was the Trump speech.

    If the social media moguls make their own rules and adapt them to the latest convenience, they and the Left are no different to Trump.
     
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    Just an old irrelevant trying to remain relevant. LOL
     
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    Lolwut?:roflol:

    Baldwin's Tweet and the Actions that Trump had been Inciting for WEEKS (building up to his "speech") aren't even on the same planet.

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    There is NO "Equivalency" (whatsoever) between Baldwin's Tweet and Trump's blatant call for Insurrection.

    You have got to be kidding.:bored:

    "no different to Trump"?

    Nah. Not even close.

    Trump is (exponentially) worse.

    In general terms, anybody who has a beef with FB, Twitter, Etc..is always free to invent their own (or move on).
    ^Problem solved.
     
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    Parler says hello.
     
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    So where in the post does Baldwin actually incite people to violence against Trump?

    I only ask because (referencing the storming of Capital Hill) as of this date many of the the persons arrested for their involvement in that riot have been quoted on the record as stating that they only became involved because they sincerely 'thought' Donald Trump wanted them to intervene and prevent Biden from becoming the next President of the US.

    As opposed to how many people have actually tried to act upon Baldwins 'tweet'?
     
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    More than likely because he is an actor/comedian that it was just some poetic use of language. As for being "morally guilty", we are ending the most amoral presidency in US history, so I believe that is a moot point.
     
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    Nah. That doesn't fly.

    Twitter has every right to enforce its' code of conduct and remove content that is out of compliance. Nobody owes anyone a platform.

    If they are going to apply the enforcement unequally, than I have an issue. This is problematic and they will have no real defense when they get sued.
     
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    It is humans that are making that decision, therefore it is susceptible to interpretation. You're arguing for a "zero tolerance" policy and we have seen how dangerous and idiotic that can be.
     

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