Twitter permanently bans Donald Trump

[wbot]

You can’t say for sure that he didn’t want any violence.

Yes I can.

And how would he know that a small fraction would turn violent when all his mass rallies were peaceful?

There's evidence that some of those who stormed the Capitol planned it way in advance and they came prepared. Chances are they weren't even in the crowd during the speech and only arrived afterwards because of how they were geared up. They were gonna do something no matter what Trump said.

Read an early report somewhere that those with riot gear arrived in a bus just before the riot. They didn't march with the crowd.

 

[wbot]

Good thing incompetence is a legal defence... Oh wait...

No one said it is

 

[EADC]

Yes I can

Oh didn't know you know Trump personally, and your were there.

Please can you tell us what you guys discussed in private.

 

[abzob]

Yes I can

I guess you can. And you did. You’ll just have a very high probability of being wrong. But I’m sure you’re used to that.

 

[wbot]

Oh didn't know you know Trump personally, and your were there.

Please can you tell us what you guys discussed in private.

Like you guys saying he definitely 100% absolutely wanted violence?

Trump called for a peaceful protest.

 

[greg0205]

I say he wanted the riot, but I'm not 100% convinced that he wanted them to actually breach the capitol.

More and more evidence is coming out that is suggesting contrary to what I believe. Still not completely convinced but I'll wait too see what comes of it when all the dust settles.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1348963486756458496

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1349198860573421568

EDIT: Check who Donnie and Rudy were calling on the day.

 

[EADC]

Like you guys saying he definitely 100% absolutely wanted violence?

Trump called for a peaceful protest.

Trump is lying con man I will take what he says with a pinch of salt.

He has been lying for months now you think he is telling the truth?

 

[cerebus]

He called for a peaceful protest. During the riot he said they have to stop and go home because they have to have peace.

And the Gloria bit is completely false. They danced to Gloria BEFORE the speech. BEFORE he even went on stage for the first time.

Fact check: Video shows Trump family in tent before Jan. 6 rally

A video of the Trump family in a tent was taken prior to the president's Jan. 6 speech, not during the Capitol riot, as claimed by social media posts.

www.usatoday.com

Thanks for correcting me about the family. But the rest of what I said is true, especially his complete inaction as president to stop the rioting once it started. He should have called the national guard immediately, instead he just watched it unfold and gloated.

As for telling them to go home, that speech was disgusting. He doesn't get credit for paying lip service to peace while continuing to push the narrative that the election was stolen and making it clear that he was on their side and he loved them. He totally justified their actions in a tweet as well:


These are the things and events that happen when a sacred landslide election victory is so unceremoniously & viciously stripped away from great patriots who have been badly & unfairly treated for so long... Go home with love & in peace. Remember this day forever!

 

[Cray]

Yes I can.

And how would he know that a small fraction would turn violent when all his mass rallies were peaceful?

So peaceful...

 

[Ragnarök]

Months Ago, Democrats Blocked a Resolution Condemning Mob Violence

They also shut down a bill which would have given rioters longer prison sentences this summer and cracked down on political violence.

thefederalist.com

 

[2021]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1348963486756458496

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1349198860573421568

EDIT: Check who Donnie and Rudy were calling on the day.

“We four schemed up of putting maximum pressure on Congress while they were voting,” Mr. Alexander said in a since-deleted video, “so that who we couldn’t rally, we could change the hearts and the minds of Republicans who were in that body, hearing our loud roar from outside.”

Sounds like he had no intention of going into the capitol.

Dust is still in the air, lots of hearsay

 

[greg0205]

Sounds like he had no intention of going into the capitol.

Dust is still in the air, lots of hearsay

All being presented for your expert legal analysis live on teevee later today.

 

[ForceFate]

Like you guys saying he definitely 100% absolutely wanted violence?

Trump called for a peaceful protest.

Lol.

 

[2021]

All being presented for your expert legal analysis live on teevee later today.

What are you on about with "your expert legal analysis"?

 

[wbot]

So peaceful...

Yes the only violence was apparently from a violent protester

He's said similar things at some of his other rallies. Like when a troll with a KKK shirt interrupted one of his speeches

 

[thestaggy]

Entire speech was like listening to JZ. Lie after lie after lie. I often see posts here accusing Julius of being behind certain crimes because of what he advocates in public. If people don't see similarities, then they're hypocrites.

But does this go both ways then?

The people that say Malema is just a clown and hot air, will they start taking his rhetoric seriously then?

When he says (white) protesters are terrorists and threats to democracy and deploys his fighters to confront them, is he not threatening our democracy (freedom to gather and protest) and inciting violence?

There are forumites who are perfectly happy to see Trump punished for inciting violence but then ignore or excuse Malema's behaviour.

You can't call BS one side and then go full Stevie Wonder when the other side does the same.

 

[neoprema]

So Uganda blocked Twitter, and their response is :

Twitter:
Ahead of the Ugandan election, we're hearing reports that Internet service providers are being ordered to block social media and messaging apps.

We strongly condemn internet shutdowns – they are hugely harmful, violate basic human rights and the principles of the #OpenInternet."

Hypocrite much?

 

[Gordon_R]

Wow, YouTube suspends for 7 days:

YouTube suspends Donald Trump's channel

The Google-owned service said the president had broken its rules over the incitement of violence.

www.bbc.com

"After review, and in light of concerns about the ongoing potential for violence, we removed new content uploaded to Donald J Trump's channel for violating our policies," it said in a statement.

"It now has its first strike and is temporarily prevented from uploading new content for a minimum of seven days.

"Given the ongoing concerns about violence, we will also be indefinitely disabling comments on President Trump's channel, as we've done to other channels where there are safety concerns found in the comments section."

 

[RedViking]

Like you guys saying he definitely 100% absolutely wanted violence

100% his actions would lead to violence. 100% he knew what he was doing.

 

[cerebus]

Everyone on the 'good guys' list should be thoroughly investigated

DC protester arrested with 11 Molotov cocktails, several guns had list of 'good guys,' 'bad guys': DOJ

Lonnie Coffman was indicted on 17 charges on Tuesday.

abcnews.go.com

Federal prosecutors submitted chilling new evidence in their case against Capitol siege suspect Lonnie Coffman on Tuesday, including a list the protester had in his possession naming "good guys" and "bad guys," including the names of a federal judge and a House lawmaker.


And this; where in the hell did they get personal contact information for Ted Cruz???

A separate handwritten note was found in the back of a magazine in Coffman's truck that contained "purported contact information" for talk show host Mark Levin, Fox News' Sean Hannity and Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, prosecutors said.