Did Twitter Do The Right Thing In Banning Trump?
Absolutely.
Trump triggered an attack on the United States, and explicitly threatened the life of his own Vice-President. Yet a few days later, while most in Congress agree the violence last week was a bad thing, many Republicans, upon reflection, seem to have come around to a position where they do not seem inclined to hold the main instigator responsible, nor willing to work to do anything to stop him from wreaking any more havoc before his time runs out. Saying things like: “I oppose the Democrats very political push to impeach the President”. Or “Those calling for impeachment or invoking the 25th Amendment in response to President Trump’s rhetoric this week are themselves engaging in intemperate and inflammatory language and calling for action that is equally irresponsible and could well incite further violence.” Also, the Twitter ban gives them something else to rail against, as if that’s the real “outrage” here; forget about the insurrection…
So if they are not going to even try to do something, anything to stand in Trump’s way to stop him from triggering more of the same or worse, the internet platforms he’s used to spew his garbage across the American landscape have no choice. Because their choice at this point, I believe, isn’t about business or fear of backlash, it’s about their tools being potentially used by the…
