I’m ambivalent about the ban.
I know it's not about first amendment, I know that he lies, incites violence (& sedition), yet something about a corporation deciding what information is okay to disseminate doesn't sit right with me.
Don't shoot me. I'm happy and wary. Ambivalent.
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I'm sympathetic to your view, but at this point, I think we've overweighed theoretical concerns at the cost of real damage to our society. Maybe some time in the future, we will regret this moment, but I believe the immediate threat warrants the ban.
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Yes, I think you're right. it just worries me. That's all.
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Also, I should say, even though I don't know you personally. Based on your posts, I can tell you are thoughtful and intelligent; your concerns give me extra reason to pause.
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I'd like to think I'm not looking at this particular situation. I'm not worried about rights being taken from the imbecile. It's a worry about what's considered okay and who decides what that it.
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This is an important concern, now, as was after 9/11.
A couple of ways to assuage your concerns...
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1. What more should he have to do to get kicked off? Notice that IF he had been ordinarily person he’d be gone a long time ago.
He has the privilege of staying on because of his political stature. But with that comes RESPONSIBILITIES.
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