(January 8, 2021 at 9:55 pm)Rev. Rye Wrote:(January 8, 2021 at 8:23 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Fucking cowards. Where were they six months ago? A year ago? If inciting an insurrection is the standard, then Twitter is a shit organization.
Boru
If I recall correctly, the only reason they kept it up for so long (at least their stated reason) was that they believed (and I'm quoting the reason they gave in the announcement here, although it's been stated multiple places before) "Our public interest framework exists to enable the public to hear from elected officials and world leaders directly. It is built on a principle that the people have a right to hold power to account in the open."
Also, just hidden at the end:
Quote:Plans for future armed protests have already begun proliferating on and off-Twitter, including a proposed secondary attack on the US Capitol and state capitol buildings on January 17, 2021.
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I don't suppose that has anything to do with the next day being Martin Luther King Day...geez Louise...this is going to be messy with both groups being in DC at the same time.
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