Your stance is the government should be able to compel private businesses to be mouthpieces for government officials? Seems pretty authoritarian.
One could read that history as severely undermining your point-- that they were afraid of him until he was on his way out. But I don't think that's true: rather they kept him on because his popularity and toxicity brought a ton of revenue to them, and punted him when they finally expected him to be less profitable in the future.
It'd be pretty frightening if the President could require private businesses to publish his writings via a special just-for-him exception to their normal rules.
> Murders do not get solved anymore and our cities are unsafe.
Cops were reporting 100% homicide clearance rates in the 1960s; it's highly unlikely it was anything near that. Statistically - even with the 2022 uptick - we're in one of the safest societies in human history. There has been an absolutely enormous drop in crime rates, year after year, since the 1970s.
Well, yes. They’re soliciting input. If you feel strongly about this, contact your representatives. If only industry reaches out and zero voters give a shit, that means it’s not an issue a primary opponent could use to unseat them, it’s not worth creating political enemies over, the status quo is fine and it should go to the bottom of the pile.
True.
> These companies should be broken up.
True.
> The fact Twitter was able to get away with kicking off a US President without any ramifications is frightening.
ah, what? You seem to have conveniently left out the fact that he had a significant role in the attempted overthrow of the US government? What do you expect Twitter to do? Just let it happen unchecked? "all enemies foreign and domestic" remember?
Very important to keep him from putting out messages like "I am asking for everyone at the U.S. Capitol to remain peaceful. No violence! Remember, WE are the Party of Law & Order – respect the Law and our great men and women in Blue. Thank you!" and "Please support our Capitol Police and Law Enforcement. They are truly on the side of our Country. Stay peaceful!"
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