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Shaggy
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Authoritarian in the making. I've said it before there are more than 1 way to skin a cat or in this case destroy a nation.
snowlover91
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I would say since the leftist news media constantly bashes the right and doesn't scrutinize the left then the way the right balances this out is by attacking the opposing side... or politics as they call it. This is nothing new and has been going on for thousands of years, especially when you study various historical periods like the Roman empire and other ones. Backstabbing, double standards, making the other side look bad, etc are all part of the political game (even though I disagree with it). It is part of human nature, has always existed in politics and always will. It's an ugly game and why I personally hate politics.
For me I will support Trump in 2020 so long as he continues with the same policies that he has. If he were to start changing his policies then I would reexamine things at that time but I don't see that happening. I think he has done a solid job with pushing through the policies he campaigned on and there are some key areas I want to see him continue pushing changes through with 4 more years. I want to see our dependency on China shift away (especially the medical side of things), the judicial system shaped with additional judges who will uphold the constitution and should a SC vacancy arise a good candidate for that, strong economy, religious freedom, and anti-abortion to name a few. I think he's the person that can get that stuff done and I don't see Biden or his VP nominee having the same policies. Those are policies I view as quite important in a political leader no matter the letter beside their name.
Downeastnc
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LOL Trump isn't going to shut down Twitter, first off it would be ridiculously hard for him to do so, second Trump would not be able to function without his daily tweet rants.....but his base will eat this stuff up.....but as a rule Twitter as a private company can filter or censor the content on their site however they want.....if you don't like it don't use the site or its services....
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Deleted member 527
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Please. Everyone knows Twitter, Youtube, FB along with other social media and news outlets all act authoritarian. Just like Harris saying Wuhan and China virus are hate speech. It’s not just Trump but that’s right it’s all trumps fault.
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Deleted member 527
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Agree 100%. Just like not wearing a mask. Don’t like wearing one don’t. If a store or place of business requires it. Then I-support that. Just don’t go in those places. As for being outdoors no one should be forced to.
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Deleted member 527
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Lmao. Of course blame others for your idiotic rules and failures. The people in your state dislike you. You brought that on yourself.
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Deleted member 527
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Just tell them your saving lives. Keep wearing mask and stay home. If you have one. The govt. will take care of you.
Cad Wedge NC
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You have to understand, "for all have sinned". I vote for the person who will be the best for my way of life. I don't expect to have a sinless president. I don't look to him for my spiritual guidance. That job belongs to my pastor. Come on folks
Shaggy
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No. They are private companies that can censor what they see fit. Same as this or any other forum.
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Deleted member 527
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I agree but they sensor what their beliefs are. So really they are not free speech.
Dewpoint Dan
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I wish Trump was able to shut down all social media. I believe social media is destroying our country.
Shaggy
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No. They are quite clearly and rightfully tagging a false post by trump as false. The fact yall will believe whatever he posts is why they have to do that.
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Deleted member 1449
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As usual you miss the larger point and refuse to answer the question asked.
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Deleted member 527
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Please. They also remove anything that is against Biden and other liberals. Especially FB. I don’t read his tweets. I look at what he does for economy. What he says are just words. No different than the Chinese President threats. Words until proven otherwise.
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I did not vote for Clinton. For me I don’t vote for if they are a better Christian than the other. The presidency is not about being a Christian. It’s about who is best to support freedoms and Capitalism and no matter what faith one is. If Christians have to start voting for the one that is an example of Christ. Then there is no one. Not one to even vote for.
Downeastnc
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This is a fundamental shift in how evangelicals have acted though. and we all know its because all of a sudden the Republican in office is a lying, cheating , immoral idiot......remember when the evangelicals called for Clinton to be removed for being immoral...so lets not pretend that the evangelicals didnt in fact judge previous presidents on moral behavior to the point they saw it as a reason to not vote for that person. So this attitude is hypocritical at best.
Zirpoli: Support for Trump exposes hypocrisy of evangelicals
It has been interesting to listen to some self-described evangelical Christians defend their love and loyalty for President Donald Trump. All of a sudden, because their guy is a scoundrel, being a …
www.baltimoresun.com
After President Bill Clinton’s infidelity, the 1998 Southern Baptist Convention passed the “Resolution on Moral Character of Public Officials” declaring that a person’s “moral character matters” and that Americans should not vote for candidates who do not “demonstrate consistent honesty, moral purity, and the highest character.”
During the Clinton impeachment, the Religion News Services found that 60% of evangelicals believed that immoral personal acts disqualified a person from public office. Since Trump, however, this number has dropped to 20 percent. This data confirms that evangelicals have significantly adjusted their standards of moral behavior in response to Trump. The study found that only 6% of white evangelicals were even “concerned” about Trump’s personal behavior. And an American Barometer poll published in The Hill found that a majority of Republicans (54 percent) believed that Trump represented Republican Party values.
Shaggy
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Words matter. Wars can start over words.
Shaggy
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Well freedoms as you deem fit. I'm sure those freedoms exclude abortion rights, medicinal and recreational maryJane, right to die or dr assisted suicide freedons, gay marriage, gay adoption, and transgendered freedom to use restroom of their choice.
Actions are bigger and more consequential than words, but only in a perfect world both matter equally.
Downeastnc
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At the least delete his tweets concerning Joe Scarborough....and Joe needs to be suing for slander....I mean go after Trump for a billion. or make Trump publicly apologize lol.
Jessy89
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Life would be better without social media. Wouldn’t bother me if Twitter and Facebook just went away
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snowlover91
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Twitter is a full of people who argue back and forth and spout off vitriolic comments towards people they disagree with. Out of all the social media platforms it is imo the most toxic, I don't have a twitter and never plan on it. Life would be so much better without it lol.
Downeastnc
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I personally like twitter its good for stuff like severe weather etc....sure its full of a lot of crap but I just don't look at it cause I am a adult and can choose what I do and don't wanna look at.....
The real question is are you ok with Trump using twitter to slander Joe Scarborough, how does it sit with you that the president of this great nation makes tweets like these below in his official capacity as the leader of the USA....
Donald J. TrumpVerified account @realDonaldTrump 7h7 hours ago
Psycho Joe Scarborough is rattled, not only by his bad ratings but all of the things and facts that are coming out on the internet about opening a Cold Case. He knows what is happening!
Donald J. TrumpVerified account @realDonaldTrump May 24
Donald J. Trump Retweeted Thomas Paine
A lot of interest in this story about Psycho Joe Scarborough. So a young marathon runner just happened to faint in his office, hit her head on his desk, & die? I would think there is a lot more to this story than that? An affair? What about the so-called investigator? Read story!
Shaggy
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No it's not Twitter or Facebook. Its us that go on there and screw the place up. I know it may seem a shock to a lot of people but the divisivness and fighting is no fault but our own.
Treat people with respect even if you disagree.
If me and @Matthew70 can keep it respectful everyone else should too because we disagree on just about everything.
Downeastnc
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Yeah.....cant like this enough
snowlover91
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That's fine if you like twitter, I hate it and always will. The few useful things on there don't make it a beneficial platform for me.
I personally don't care what Trump tweets on Twitter but what he tweeted was a conspiracy theory that has been circulating around the internet for quite some time. The reason the conspiracy theory is so popular is that the medical examiner used for this wasn't the one for the state of Florida, as is typically the case. Instead it was Dr Berkland who had lost his examiner license for the state of FL and has a history of criminal conduct. As a result the conspiracy theorists believe there was a coverup as to what really happened and a non-licensed medical examiner was used to hide something. I'm not saying the conspiracy theory is valid or true but its not like Trump made this up, it is a pretty popular conspiracy theory. I wish he would focus on other stuff and tweet less but I don't have an issue with him tweeting this.. and I would say this even if Pelosi, Biden, Obama or another democrat tweeted this same thing.
"The main thing conspiracy theorists point to in the Klausutis case is the fact that Dr. Berkland lost his medical license in Missouri and Florida. According to CBS News, Berkland was fired as a contract medical examiner in 1996 in Jackson County, Missouri in a dispute over his caseload and autopsy reports. His doctor’s license was ultimately revoked.
Berkland then started working at the District 1 Medical Examiner’s Office in Pensacola, Florida in 1997 before being fired in 2003 for allegedly “not completing autopsy reports.” His medical examiner’s license in Florida was later revoked.
Then in a bizarre turn of events, he was arrested in 2012 for “improper storage of hazardous waste, keeping a public nuisance and driving with a suspended license.” Berkland was accused of keeping “preserved human remains in a rented storage unit in Florida.”
The affidavit for the case said that, “The remains included tissue samples and dissected organs. (Investigators) also advised that there were numerous whole organs, including hearts, brains, a liver and a lung,”
The organs apparently came from “private autopsies Berkland performed between 1997 and 2007 at funeral homes in the Florida Panhandle and in Tallahassee.” according to CBS News." Link
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Deleted member 527
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I think it’s just Christianity evolving. Like now suicides are not condemning to hell. Drinking is ok now. Other bibles are ok now. Alternative lifestyles are accepted. It’s humans evolving and acceptance evolving.This is a fundamental shift in how evangelicals have acted though. and we all know its because all of a sudden the Republican in office is a lying, cheating , immoral idiot......remember when the evangelicals called for Clinton to be removed for being immoral...so lets not pretend that the evangelicals didnt in fact judge previous presidents on moral behavior to the point they saw it as a reason to not vote for that person. So this attitude is hypocritical at best.
Zirpoli: Support for Trump exposes hypocrisy of evangelicals
It has been interesting to listen to some self-described evangelical Christians defend their love and loyalty for President Donald Trump. All of a sudden, because their guy is a scoundrel, being a …
After President Bill Clinton’s infidelity, the 1998 Southern Baptist Convention passed the “Resolution on Moral Character of Public Officials” declaring that a person’s “moral character matters” and that Americans should not vote for candidates who do not “demonstrate consistent honesty, moral purity, and the highest character.”
During the Clinton impeachment, the Religion News Services found that 60% of evangelicals believed that immoral personal acts disqualified a person from public office. Since Trump, however, this number has dropped to 20 percent. This data confirms that evangelicals have significantly adjusted their standards of moral behavior in response to Trump. The study found that only 6% of white evangelicals were even “concerned” about Trump’s personal behavior. And an American Barometer poll published in The Hill found that a majority of Republicans (54 percent) believed that Trump represented Republican Party values.
Social media provides everyone a platform to say things they would have previously had to run through a filter. If you think it, just say it and hide behind the keyboard. It's really hard for people to control themselves and act with decorum. This is sort of a self-reinforcing aspect of social media, where everyone is an expert and everyone has the most important thing ever to say.
Sometimes it's good just to sit down and shut up. We learned that lesson back in the day. It's completely lost nowadays.
I am NOT making any claims. Just thought this was interesting.
Controversy Around Scarborough Staffer Death Is Legit And Has KC Roots - The Sentinel
Although the Star has the inside track on the troubled Dr. Berkland, it will likely bury this case to protect Joe Scarborough and embarrass Trump.
sentinelksmo.org
This was Tweeted yesterday and has yet to be deleted? Assassination threat of a sitting president.
She previously received a visit from the Secret Service after her Trump beheading stunt which also landed her on Interpol’s watch list.
She previously received a visit from the Secret Service after her Trump beheading stunt which also landed her on Interpol’s watch list.
Twitter has NO agenda. /S
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Deleted member 527
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Actually you are totally wrong on all of those. I believe in all of those except for the last one create a bathroom separate from men and ladies. Make it a unisex which in lotta places already exist. I might be a Christian but it’s not my place to judge people and what they believe.
Jessy89
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We all know cnn and Washington post is fake news anyway. Look mail in ballets are easy to rig. Dead people could get ballot to vote easier for illegals to vote. It’s very easy to see how mail in ballots can rig a election.
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Deleted member 527
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Harris A true socialist
Is she?
Shaggy
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Is it "fake" or "biased" because there is a very big and important difference in that definition.
So Trump is going to issue a exceutive order on social media companies tommorow.
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