Current Events > James Woods (Videodrome, Hercules) suspended from twitter over months old tweet.

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UnfairRepresent
09/24/18 9:27:44 AM
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Do you think this is a bad precedent for free speech? - Results (14 votes)
Yes and I am liberal
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Yes and I am not liberal
42.86% (6 votes)
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No and I am liberal
28.57% (4 votes)
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No! And I am not liberal.
21.43% (3 votes)
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Actor James Woods has been locked out of his Twitter account over a two-month-old tweet that was found to be in violation of the tech companys rules.

The tweet, posted July 20, included a hoax meme that said it came from Democrats and encouraged men not to vote in the midterm elections. Woods said he received an email from Twitter on Thursday saying the tweet "has the potential to be misleading in a way that could impact an election."

The email said Woods can use his account again if he deletes the tweet, but would be suspended from the social media platform permanently if there are repeated abuses.

Woods told The Associated Press Sunday he interpreted the message to mean hell be allowed back on Twitter only if he decides to do what Twitter says.

"Free speech is free speech it's not Jack Dorsey's version of free speech," Woods said, referring to Twitter Chief Executive Jack Dorsey.

"The irony is, Twitter accused me of affecting the political process, when in fact, their banning of me is the truly egregious interference, Because now, having your voice smothered is much more disturbing than having your vocal chords slit. If you want to kill my free speech, man up and slit my throat with a knife, don't smother me with a pillow."

Twitter told the AP that it doesn't comment on individual accounts for privacy and security reasons. A spokesman for the social media platform said by email that he had nothing more to share when asked if Dorsey would respond directly to Wood's comments.

His Twitter page is still online, though he can't access it. Many of his recent tweets include his views of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford, who has accused Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her decades ago.

Woods, who has more than 1.7 million Twitter followers and is outspoken in his conservative views, believes he was singled out. He said the original tweet was reposted by his girlfriend Friday and had been retweeted thousands of times by Sunday. His girlfriend's account wasn't locked, which he said proves his claim.

The meme, posted in July, said #LetWomenDecide and #NoMenMidterm. It claimed to be from a Democratic group, but it was determined to be a hoax campaign to encourage liberal men not to vote in November, according to the website knowyourmeme.com. Woods called it a parody.

Woods acknowledged the meme likely wasn't real in the original tweet, saying: "Pretty scary that there is a distinct possibility this could be real. Not likely, but in this day and age of absolute liberal insanity, it is at least possible ..."

Social media companies like Twitter have come under pressure to flag hate speech and posts that could influence elections offline. Numerous conservative and right-wing groups have protested that the tech companies disproportionately target them over liberal-leaning groups. Dorsey testified before the GOP-led House Energy and Commerce Committee earlier this month, as the committee examined whether Twitter has censored conservatives.

Woods said he wants open discourse, and called the situation a dangerous precedent for free speech.

"I wish this were about an unknown Twitter user so that I could be even more passionate about it," Woods said. "This is not about a celebrity being muzzled. This is about an American being silenced one tweet at a time."


Full Article: http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2018/09/24/james-woods-refuses-to-delete-meme-that-says-got-him-locked-out-twitter.html

Woods' performance in Cat's Eye is underrated

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sleepysausage
09/24/18 9:30:10 AM
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Free speech isn't a thing on the internet, people need to accept that. You're using someone's service and they have the right to censor what you say and suspend the service if you go against their rules.
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Antifar
09/24/18 9:32:35 AM
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James Woods' belief in free speech on Twitter is so robust that he sued a guy for $10 million for calling him a cocaine addict
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/james-woods-sues-twitter-user-812107
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MakoReizei
09/24/18 9:33:51 AM
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Based James Woods
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Heineken14
09/24/18 9:36:19 AM
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Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. Womp womp.
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eston
09/24/18 9:36:41 AM
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"Free speech is free speech it's not Jack Dorsey's version of free speech," Woods said, referring to Twitter Chief Executive Jack Dorsey.

*LOUD SIGH*
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UnfairRepresent
09/24/18 9:36:48 AM
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Antifar posted...
James Woods' belief in free speech on Twitter is so robust that he sued a guy for $10 million for calling him a cocaine addict
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/james-woods-sues-twitter-user-812107

I'm not sure what your point here is.

Free Speech means you have to be against libel and slander laws?
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spudger
09/24/18 9:39:34 AM
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What a shit topic
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Tyranthraxus
09/24/18 9:42:08 AM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
Antifar posted...
James Woods' belief in free speech on Twitter is so robust that he sued a guy for $10 million for calling him a cocaine addict
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/james-woods-sues-twitter-user-812107

I'm not sure what your point here is.

Free Speech means you have to be against libel and slander laws?

"Free Speech is not Jack Dorsey's version of Free Speech, it is James Woods version of Free Speech"
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SaithSayer
09/24/18 9:43:42 AM
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"Oh no! I can't post on a social media site!"

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davyheinz
09/24/18 9:43:51 AM
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James Woods is a chucklefuck.
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Hawaiian_punch
09/24/18 9:45:44 AM
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He did the soyboy smile lmao
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QwelzaarKane
09/24/18 9:49:35 AM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
Woods told The Associated Press Sunday he interpreted the message to mean hell be allowed back on Twitter only if he decides to do what Twitter says.


If he wants to use Twitter he has to follow Twitter's rules. What an insane, unprecedented idea!
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DepreceV2
09/24/18 9:51:41 AM
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TC... we are on GFaqs. This isn't new to us. People can report a message 4 months old in a topic that is somehow still going and we will get moderated.
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creativerealms
09/24/18 9:53:01 AM
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I'm surprised they used an old tweet. Isn't he known for saying very insensitive stuff that's worth being suspended for if he wasn't famous.
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UnfairRepresent
09/24/18 9:57:00 AM
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DepreceV2 posted...
TC... we are on GFaqs. This isn't new to us. People can report a message 4 months old in a topic that is somehow still going and we will get moderated.

Ok?
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DepreceV2
09/24/18 9:58:21 AM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
DepreceV2 posted...
TC... we are on GFaqs. This isn't new to us. People can report a message 4 months old in a topic that is somehow still going and we will get moderated.

Ok?


This isn't a story bro. It's nothing new on the internet and it's expected.
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Oatcakes
09/24/18 9:59:09 AM
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Has he been punished by the government?

No?

Then it's not an attack on his free speech.
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UnfairRepresent
09/24/18 9:59:25 AM
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DepreceV2 posted...


This isn't a story bro.

It's global news
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TheBiggerWiggle
09/24/18 9:59:39 AM
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Freedom of speech does not apply to Twitter, therefore no precedent has been set.
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Pogo_Marimo
09/24/18 10:02:07 AM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
Antifar posted...
James Woods' belief in free speech on Twitter is so robust that he sued a guy for $10 million for calling him a cocaine addict
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/james-woods-sues-twitter-user-812107

I'm not sure what your point here is.

Free Speech means you have to be against libel and slander laws?

I mean, technically yes. True Free Speech would have no restrictions on speech, including libel and slander.

But regardless, it shows James Woods is perfectly complacent to spread lies about things he dislikes but not when others do it about him. There is no ethical difference between lying about the behavior of a group of people, such as "Liberals", and lying about an individual's behavior.
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UnfairRepresent
09/24/18 10:03:32 AM
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Pogo_Marimo posted...
UnfairRepresent posted...
Antifar posted...
James Woods' belief in free speech on Twitter is so robust that he sued a guy for $10 million for calling him a cocaine addict
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/james-woods-sues-twitter-user-812107

I'm not sure what your point here is.

Free Speech means you have to be against libel and slander laws?

I mean, technically yes. True Free Speech would have no restrictions on speech, including libel and slander.

But regardless, it shows James Woods is perfectly complacent to spread lies about things he dislikes but not when others do it about him. There is no ethical difference between lying about the behavior of a group of people, such as "Liberals", and lying about an individual's behavior.

When did James Woods claim random people are cocaine addicts?
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Alpha218
09/24/18 10:05:17 AM
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Antifar posted...
James Woods' belief in free speech on Twitter is so robust that he sued a guy for $10 million for calling him a cocaine addict
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/james-woods-sues-twitter-user-812107

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Pogo_Marimo
09/24/18 10:11:58 AM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
Pogo_Marimo posted...
UnfairRepresent posted...
Antifar posted...
James Woods' belief in free speech on Twitter is so robust that he sued a guy for $10 million for calling him a cocaine addict
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/james-woods-sues-twitter-user-812107

I'm not sure what your point here is.

Free Speech means you have to be against libel and slander laws?

I mean, technically yes. True Free Speech would have no restrictions on speech, including libel and slander.

But regardless, it shows James Woods is perfectly complacent to spread lies about things he dislikes but not when others do it about him. There is no ethical difference between lying about the behavior of a group of people, such as "Liberals", and lying about an individual's behavior.

When did James Woods claim random people are cocaine addicts?

You realise there are other ways to lie about people than calling them cocaine addicts, right...?
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UnfairRepresent
09/24/18 10:14:18 AM
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Pogo_Marimo posted...
UnfairRepresent posted...
Pogo_Marimo posted...
UnfairRepresent posted...
Antifar posted...
James Woods' belief in free speech on Twitter is so robust that he sued a guy for $10 million for calling him a cocaine addict
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/james-woods-sues-twitter-user-812107

I'm not sure what your point here is.

Free Speech means you have to be against libel and slander laws?

I mean, technically yes. True Free Speech would have no restrictions on speech, including libel and slander.

But regardless, it shows James Woods is perfectly complacent to spread lies about things he dislikes but not when others do it about him. There is no ethical difference between lying about the behavior of a group of people, such as "Liberals", and lying about an individual's behavior.

When did James Woods claim random people are cocaine addicts?

You realise there are other ways to lie about people than calling them cocaine addicts, right...?


We're talking about slander and libel.

Posting a meme and not being sure whether or not it is real is not comparable to directly falisifable dishonest claim about someone.

According to you me posting a doge meme about blowing up North Koera would be equal in dishonesty to me accusing someone of being a child molester.

That's ironically dishonest as fuck
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Oatcakes
09/24/18 10:15:09 AM
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As is equating free speech laws and being banned on a social media site.
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ultimate reaver
09/24/18 10:16:15 AM
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James Woods is a prick and being banned from Twitter is not a violation of free speech
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SuperMedz3
09/24/18 10:48:06 AM
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soy face
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Pogo_Marimo
09/24/18 11:41:30 AM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
Pogo_Marimo posted...
UnfairRepresent posted...
Pogo_Marimo posted...
UnfairRepresent posted...
Antifar posted...
James Woods' belief in free speech on Twitter is so robust that he sued a guy for $10 million for calling him a cocaine addict
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/james-woods-sues-twitter-user-812107

I'm not sure what your point here is.

Free Speech means you have to be against libel and slander laws?

I mean, technically yes. True Free Speech would have no restrictions on speech, including libel and slander.

But regardless, it shows James Woods is perfectly complacent to spread lies about things he dislikes but not when others do it about him. There is no ethical difference between lying about the behavior of a group of people, such as "Liberals", and lying about an individual's behavior.

When did James Woods claim random people are cocaine addicts?

You realise there are other ways to lie about people than calling them cocaine addicts, right...?


We're talking about slander and libel.

Posting a meme and not being sure whether or not it is real is not comparable to directly falisifable dishonest claim about someone.

According to you me posting a doge meme about blowing up North Koera would be equal in dishonesty to me accusing someone of being a child molester.

That's ironically dishonest as fuck

Positing intentional disinformation, especially that aimed at disrupting a public process like the elections, as possibly real, and lying about an individual are directly equatable, ethically speaking. Both are using known disinformation or unproven allegations to damage a person or people's reputation. The major difference is in U.S. law, one could prove damages in a case of accusation against an individual, but one could not prove damages nor standing in a case against a vague group even if such damages are present.

Both, however, are unethical. One is just untenable to enforce in law by practicality, but that does not make it more ethical or excusable, just less punishable. Hence, James Woods criticisms of the platform are hypocritical and despicable in context
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Tappor
09/24/18 11:43:11 AM
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UnfairRepresent posted...

"Free speech is free speech it's not Jack Dorsey's version of free speech,"

On Twitter, it is
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Sunhawk
09/24/18 11:44:15 AM
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Long live the new flesh.
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Vyrulisse
09/24/18 11:44:49 AM
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Love how people defend this shit when it's someone they don't agree with.
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UnfairRepresent
09/24/18 11:45:40 AM
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Pogo_Marimo posted...

Positing intentional disinformation, especially that aimed at disrupting a public process like the elections, as possibly real, and lying about an individual are directly equatable,

Sczdlqr

No.
Posting a meme and not openly not knowing if it's legit or not is not equatable to directly accusing someone of molesting children

You're being ridiclous
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JacquesArc
09/24/18 11:45:43 AM
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Goddamn, conservatives are becoming more irrelevant with every passing day.
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creativerealms
09/24/18 11:45:43 AM
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Freedom of speech does not garentee you a platform. It doesnt mean that a web site is not allowed to suspend or warn you for what you say.
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UnfairRepresent
09/24/18 11:47:14 AM
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JacquesArc posted...
Goddamn, conservatives are becoming more irrelevant with every passing day.

Wut,

They run the world. They have the president, congress, senate and Europe is getting more and more right wing with every passing day.

The next decade or so is going to be right wing all over the west
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JacquesArc
09/24/18 11:49:50 AM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
JacquesArc posted...
Goddamn, conservatives are becoming more irrelevant with every passing day.

Wut,

They run the world. They have the president, congress, senate and Europe is getting more and more right wing with every passing day.

The next decade or so is going to be right wing all over the west


You would believe that.

Anyways, how is November expected to go for them?

How is Trump's presidency going?

How is his supreme court pick faring?

Literally becoming irrelevant by the day.
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ImTheMacheteGuy
09/24/18 11:57:15 AM
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James Waaaaaaaahds
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unpleasant_milk
09/24/18 12:05:28 PM
#40:


Seems to me that twitter allow all sorts of tweets with barely disguised racism from so called progressives.
Yet a conservative tweets something rather inane and its all of a sudden ban/suspend/etc

Twitter is, or rather has become, a left wing echo chamber.
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JacquesArc
09/24/18 12:06:20 PM
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unpleasant_milk posted...
Seems to me that twitter allow all sorts of tweets with barely disguised racism from so called progressives.
Yet a conservative tweets something rather inane and its all of a sudden ban/suspend/etc

Twitter is, or rather has become, a left wing echo chamber.


Please post an example of racism from a progressive that was on twitter.
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UnfairRepresent
09/24/18 12:08:52 PM
#42:


JacquesArc posted...


Anyways, how is November expected to go for them?


Pretty well


How is Trump's presidency going?


Awful

How is his supreme court pick faring?


Depends on if they succeed in rushing him through but it's not loss to the conservatives if he fails
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unpleasant_milk
09/24/18 12:10:35 PM
#43:


JacquesArc posted...
unpleasant_milk posted...
Seems to me that twitter allow all sorts of tweets with barely disguised racism from so called progressives.
Yet a conservative tweets something rather inane and its all of a sudden ban/suspend/etc

Twitter is, or rather has become, a left wing echo chamber.


Please post an example of racism from a progressive that was on twitter.


Im not looking to get banned
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Muffinz0rz
09/24/18 12:10:41 PM
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soy face

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JacquesArc
09/24/18 12:11:13 PM
#45:


UnfairRepresent posted...
JacquesArc posted...


Anyways, how is November expected to go for them?


Pretty well


How is Trump's presidency going?


Awful

How is his supreme court pick faring?


Depends on if they succeed in rushing him through but it's not loss to the conservatives if he fails


Pretty well? That isn't true at all.

Just because Trump is president doesn't make republican/conservatives relevant; in fact, i think his appointment (since he wasn't elected) to the presidency is speeding up the irrelevancy of this fringe group of Americans.
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SolidSonicEX
09/24/18 12:11:57 PM
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Antifar posted...
James Woods' belief in free speech on Twitter is so robust that he sued a guy for $10 million for calling him a cocaine addict
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/james-woods-sues-twitter-user-812107

Maybe he shouldn't be so testy if he attaches his name to playing a complete nutjob version of himself on Family Guy.
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JacquesArc
09/24/18 12:12:21 PM
#47:


unpleasant_milk posted...
JacquesArc posted...
unpleasant_milk posted...
Seems to me that twitter allow all sorts of tweets with barely disguised racism from so called progressives.
Yet a conservative tweets something rather inane and its all of a sudden ban/suspend/etc

Twitter is, or rather has become, a left wing echo chamber.


Please post an example of racism from a progressive that was on twitter.


Im not looking to get banned


No, the truth is you don't have one. Name a progressive who has posted a racist tweet and I will look it up myself.
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UnfairRepresent
09/24/18 12:13:52 PM
#48:


JacquesArc posted...


Just because Trump is president doesn't make republican/conservatives relevant

WTF

Yes it does.

They also have the senate and congress and the world is shifting right,...

What more do you need to be relevant?

A kicker viral youtube video?
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UnfairRepresent
09/24/18 12:15:47 PM
#49:


JacquesArc posted...
unpleasant_milk posted...
JacquesArc posted...
unpleasant_milk posted...
Seems to me that twitter allow all sorts of tweets with barely disguised racism from so called progressives.
Yet a conservative tweets something rather inane and its all of a sudden ban/suspend/etc

Twitter is, or rather has become, a left wing echo chamber.


Please post an example of racism from a progressive that was on twitter.


Im not looking to get banned


No, the truth is you don't have one. Name a progressive who has posted a racist tweet and I will look it up myself.

I'm not sure if it was tweet but I thought it was pretty sick when "Progressive" Trevor Noah was claiming that Africa won the world cup because black French people are African and not Frenh.

Also not a tweet but when Destiny said that black are so stupid that they are literally incapable of doing anything other than commit crimes.

Both of those comments got widespread defense and they are on par with any alt-right rhetoric I have ever heard.

Not picking sides, I'm just saying
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JacquesArc
09/24/18 12:20:11 PM
#50:


UnfairRepresent posted...
JacquesArc posted...


Just because Trump is president doesn't make republican/conservatives relevant

WTF

Yes it does.

They also have the senate and congress and the world is shifting right,...

What more do you need to be relevant?

A kicker viral youtube video?


Popularity maybe? The American public hates him. He is literally irrelevant.

Nothing in this country is shifting right.
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