I wholeheartedly disagree with Twitter's decision to ban and censor Donald Trump and other right-wing activists. I likewise wholeheartedly disagree with the violent protest in the capitol on January 6th.
However, none of this means we're going to civil war. Since November, most politicians, academics, and legal scholars have been predicting that Biden will be confirmed and inaugurated. Frankly, most non-right websites have said the same. While groups on the right were pushing a narrative about voter fraud and how democracy is dead, groups on the left registered thousands of voters and mobilized grassroots activism to win both GA senate seats through a democratic election.
The only people truly shocked by this development are those who have isolated themselves in echo-chamber websites like TheDonald.Win and Parler. Of those people, the ones committed to physical activism went to the rally on January 6th. Of those people, the ones committed to unlawful action to sustain Trump's presidency stormed the capitol.
The people that stormed the capitol lasted a half hour and are now shitposting about how one of them was shot by the secret service. These aren't revolutionaries capable of waging a civil war, and their cause is one that most rationally believe is not worthy of civil war.
They're just LARPers and copers who themselves wanted to usurp a democratic change of power. To my friends on the right who are certainly active in this community, your actions are best spent -- as I have said since Trump lost in November -- on grassroots politics, local governments, and gearing up for the next election cycle.
My thus-far correct prediction remains the same, nothing will come of this.
This is more than just a horrifically bad take, it's a poisonously bad take.
I don’t think people were in echo chambers at all. Why did facebook target the walkaway group with 500k members first? Those are actual democrats who became republicans. Whoever wrote this original post sounds like someone who has been in an echo chamber tbh.
Probably because it was using stock photos to make false claims.
So you remove all of the 500k members’ personal accounts as well? Mmmmk.
You realize it was just the page that got removed, not the accounts, right?
I did not actually! I have never been on fb tbh! I did check and it appears you are correct they banned the person who made the group and its team I guess. But I can tell you one thing I know for sure there was a server on discord that was just talking about going to the rally on January 6, making plans to get there and where to stay, absolutely nothing else, and that server got taken down and all the accounts in it were banned. I apologize for the mistake re fb group but it was not that hard to imagine it happened. I don’t really care for either political party, I think all politicians are corrupt and government is far too big. I don’t like social media either. But i do believe in free speech and if you don’t like what someone has to say, don’t listen to it. These actions are only further dividing everyone.
No worries! I ditched FB years ago so I wasn't aware of it until I googled it. Fair points.
yeah. i am fairly new to social media but since we are in lockdown i have had the not so much pleasure of looking at it now. It is mind blowing. I barely understand what people say most of the time! ha!! look what we just did, had a civil discussion!!
A take nonetheless.
I can't wait to hear you cry fascism when Trump saves the country
what the fuck are you talking about? he cucked retard
Lol.
Well, do you think the audits are fascist?
Nope, mainly just stupid.
This same line has been repeated since November and, frankly, 2016. He's conceded. I'm sorry that you're having trouble coming to terms with that.
I'm sorry that you can't see what's happening, it is seriously obvious
What is happening?
They've corrupted the voting system, without reform democracy is dead.
You would have helped round up the Jews in Germany making excuses for yourself the whole time.
This country needs a civil war. It's the only avenue left since there's apparently no way to usefully audit US elections.
You clearly do not understand the consequences of banning a sitting US President from voicing his message to 75 million people. Civil War is coming. And now he can’t defend himself, us, or his family from the Media onslaught. We have two Presidents in this nation. And the last time it ended in Civil War.
You have one president. On January 20th, you'll have one president. The notion of civil war coming from any of this is absurd and pure LARP.
No. We have two. Trump never conceded. And Biden didn’t win. We’re supposed to believe that Biden got more votes then Obama did?
You are 100% right. I could not agree more. Absolutely nothing will come of this. Biden will be inaugurated.