Posted on Jan 11, 2021
Trump attempts to find new social network after Twitter ban
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Twitter's decision to ban President Donald Trump mere days before the end of his term sparked a fierce political backlash among his most fervent allies on Saturday, sending some of his supporters - and the White House itself - scrambling to find another potent tool to communicate online.
Many prominent conservatives - including Brad Parscale, Mr Trump's former campaign manager, and Rush Limbaugh, the leading voice in right-wing radio - reacted to Mr Trump's suspension by blasting Twitter, quitting the site outright or encouraging the president's loyal following to turn to alternative services. Mr Trump himself signalled he is in negotiations to join other social networks, and he raised the possibility he could create a new online platform on his own.
Many prominent conservatives - including Brad Parscale, Mr Trump's former campaign manager, and Rush Limbaugh, the leading voice in right-wing radio - reacted to Mr Trump's suspension by blasting Twitter, quitting the site outright or encouraging the president's loyal following to turn to alternative services. Mr Trump himself signalled he is in negotiations to join other social networks, and he raised the possibility he could create a new online platform on his own.
Trump attempts to find new social network after Twitter ban
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No, Lt. Col. Brown - Conservative voices overall are NOT being censored. LIES are being censored.
The Art of the Lie? The Bigger the Better
Lying as a political tool is hardly new. But a readiness, even enthusiasm, to be deceived has become a driving force in politics around the world, most recently in the United States.
In a cable to Washington in 1944, George F. Kennan, counselor at the United States Embassy in Stalin’s Moscow, warned of the occult power held by lies, noting that Soviet rule “has proved some strange and disturbing things about human nature.”
Foremost among these, he wrote, is that in the case of many people, “it is possible to make them feel and believe practically anything.” No matter how untrue something might be, he wrote, “for the people who believe it, it becomes true. It attains validity and all the powers of truth.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/10/world/europe/trump-truth-lies-power.html?campaign_id=2&emc=edit_th_20210110&instance_id=25866&nl=todaysheadlines®i_id=39361574&segment_id=48939&user_id=edbda5647e20706bff456999b7d1a079
The Art of the Lie? The Bigger the Better
Lying as a political tool is hardly new. But a readiness, even enthusiasm, to be deceived has become a driving force in politics around the world, most recently in the United States.
In a cable to Washington in 1944, George F. Kennan, counselor at the United States Embassy in Stalin’s Moscow, warned of the occult power held by lies, noting that Soviet rule “has proved some strange and disturbing things about human nature.”
Foremost among these, he wrote, is that in the case of many people, “it is possible to make them feel and believe practically anything.” No matter how untrue something might be, he wrote, “for the people who believe it, it becomes true. It attains validity and all the powers of truth.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/10/world/europe/trump-truth-lies-power.html?campaign_id=2&emc=edit_th_20210110&instance_id=25866&nl=todaysheadlines®i_id=39361574&segment_id=48939&user_id=edbda5647e20706bff456999b7d1a079
The Art of the Lie? The Bigger the Better
Lying as a political tool is hardly new. But a readiness, even enthusiasm, to be deceived has become a driving force in politics around the world, most recently in the United States.
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