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Twitter permanently bans My Pillow CEO

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12 pointsfireeyed8 comments

Wow. So what happens when they are done banning the current batch of things they don't want people to see? What is next for Twitter to tell us how to think?

Twitter tells you how to think?

That seems a bit much. I have a serious dislike for both Trump and the pillow guy, and I have certainly said that Trump was not my president -- I didn't vote for him, and I very much disagree with almost everything he and his followers stand for. Although I never posted it on Twitter. But that's a long way from advocating sedition, or claiming the election was a fraud. I think that political correctness can go too far, even when it supports my beliefs.

Note: when the above post was posted, the HN title was “My Pillow CEO banned from Twitter for saying ’not my president’”, which was a ridiculous editorialized, misleading title which reflects neither the source title nor the source content.

The post makes more sense as a response to that flamebait title than actual article.

First, I hate the media manipulation and news shaping that is becoming the new norm.

Second, what make you think you understand what "his followers" stand for?

I certainly don't like antifa, or proud boyz, or qanaon, or nazis, or cancel culture, or umpteen other fringe groups, left or right leaning.

What I've seen, primarily by asking, is that Americans agree on 95+% of issues. But there are individuals, organizations, companies, and foreign entities who are intent on growing divison between people. And they use some devious ways. Regardless, can we all agree to like puppies and kittens?

I don’t think people agree on 95% of issues at all. If you talk to many people in private after they get to know you, they reveal all sorts of ideas they don’t like to talk about publicly. If you don’t react well though they will never mention it again. This makes it seem like everyone agrees even when they don’t

Please post the title here as it appears on the website.

Thanks. Corrected.

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