Current Events > ACLU supports Elon Musk reinstating Trump on Twitter.

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HroHybridCards 05/12/22 10:31:11 PM #1:	https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/aclu-comment-elon-musk-stating-he-will-reinstate-trump-twitter MAY 10, 2022 NEW YORK Today, Elon Musk announced he plans to reverse former President Trumps permanent ban on Twitter if his bid to buy the company is successful. Below is a reaction from Anthony D. Romero, ACLU executive director: Youd be hard-pressed to find a more steadfast opponent of Trump and his policies than the ACLU, but Elon Musks decision to re-platform President Trump is the right call. When a handful of individuals possess so much power over the most important forums for political speech, they should exercise that power with restraint. If Trump violates the platform rules again, Twitter should first employ lesser penalties like removing the offending post rather than banning a political figure. Like it or not, President Trump is one of the most important political figures in this country, and the public has a strong interest in hearing his speech... <cite>HroHybridCards posted [p:964994838] in ACLU suppo... [t:80019083]...</cite> <quote>https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/aclu-comment-elon-musk-stating-he-will-reinstate-trump-twitter MAY 10, 2022 NEW YORK Today, Elon Musk announced he plans to reverse former President Trumps permanent ban on Twitter if his bid to buy the company is successful. Below is a reaction from Anthony D. Romero, ACLU executive director: Youd be hard-pressed to find a more steadfast opponent of Trump and his policies than the ACLU, but Elon Musks decision to re-platform President Trump is the right call. When a handful of individuals possess so much power over the most important forums for political speech, they should exercise that power with restraint. If Trump violates the platform rules again, Twitter should first employ lesser penalties like removing the offending post rather than banning a political figure. Like it or not, President Trump is one of the most important political figures in this country, and the public has a strong interest in hearing his speech...</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MICHALECOLE 05/12/22 10:33:07 PM #2:	I have no issues with Elon reinstating trump I had no issues with the previous bosses banning him I have no issues with a private forum banning people if they want to <cite>MICHALECOLE posted [p:964994879] in ACLU suppo... [t:80019083]...</cite> <quote>I have no issues with Elon reinstating trump I had no issues with the previous bosses banning him I have no issues with a private forum banning people if they want to </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ZMythos 05/12/22 10:33:13 PM #3:	I have an idea How about the ACLU doesn't defend a fascist and a narcissist. --- Rainbow Dashing: "it's just star wars" AutumnEspirit: kissu <cite>ZMythos posted [p:964994881] in ACLU suppo... [t:80019083]...</cite> <quote>I have an idea How about the ACLU doesn't defend a fascist and a narcissist. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Smashingpmkns 05/12/22 10:34:50 PM #4:	Twitter isn't real life* until it is --- http://i.imgur.com/x04tPRZ.jpg http://i.imgur.com/t7T392I.jpg <cite>Smashingpmkns posted [p:964994926] in ACLU suppo... [t:80019083]...</cite> <quote>Twitter isn't real life *until it is </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Trumble 05/12/22 10:35:47 PM #5:	ZMythos posted... I have an idea How about the ACLU doesn't defend a fascist and a narcissist. They're not defending him. They're defending free speech, even when it's speech they don't like (and they even made a point of spelling out that they don't like it). --- There is no Trumble. <cite>Trumble posted [p:964994950] in ACLU suppo... [t:80019083]...</cite> <quote>ZMythos posted... </cite> <quote>I have an idea How about the ACLU doesn't defend a fascist and a narcissist.</quote>They're not defending him. They're defending free speech, even when it's speech they don't like (and they even made a point of spelling out that they don't like it). </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Turtlemayor333 05/12/22 10:36:23 PM #6:	They're wrong. "Calling for violence is bad but it's not a good enough reason to ban a high profile account." Horrible logic. In fact it's a better reason to ban them because so many people will hear it and actually follow through unlike random nobodies. --- http://i.imgur.com/WWk7D.jpg http://i.imgur.com/hE7v5GL.jpg http://i.imgur.com/sY9YLKe.jpg http://i.imgur.com/9e67vqt.jpg <cite>Turtlemayor333 posted [p:964994969] in ACLU suppo... [t:80019083]...</cite> <quote>They're wrong. "Calling for violence is bad but it's not a good enough reason to ban a high profile account." Horrible logic. In fact it's a better reason to ban them because so many people will hear it and actually follow through unlike random nobodies. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
RyuForce 05/12/22 10:38:37 PM #7:	Trump gets rightfully banned but we should give him and i'mportant' people extra priliviges and leniency? How bout, NO. --- "Well, doesn't this just beat all?" ~ Rei, Breath of Fire III PSN: GojiraRising <cite>RyuForce posted [p:964995015] in ACLU suppo... [t:80019083]...</cite> <quote>Trump gets rightfully banned but we should give him and i'mportant' people extra priliviges and leniency? How bout, NO. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
cjsdowg 05/12/22 10:39:37 PM #8:	Fuck him , Trump keeps breaking the TOS , and because he is who he is. He gets to do with with nothing happening. Why does this asshole keep getting to break the law , he rules, and everything else. --- To be a poor man is hard, but to be a poor race in a land of dollars is the very bottom of hardships. W.E.B. Du Bois <cite>cjsdowg posted [p:964995037] in ACLU suppo... [t:80019083]...</cite> <quote>Fuck him , Trump keeps breaking the TOS , and because he is who he is. He gets to do with with nothing happening. Why does this asshole keep getting to break the law , he rules, and everything else. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ZMythos 05/14/22 1:19:25 PM #9:	Trumble posted... They're not defending him. They're defending free speech, even when it's speech they don't like (and they even made a point of spelling out that they don't like it). Hate speech is not a protected right. --- Rainbow Dashing: "it's just star wars" AutumnEspirit: kissu <cite>ZMythos posted [p:965031510] in ACLU suppo... [t:80019083]...</cite> <quote>Trumble posted... </cite> <quote>They're not defending him. They're defending free speech, even when it's speech they don't like (and they even made a point of spelling out that they don't like it).</quote>Hate speech is not a protected right. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Shadow Don 05/14/22 1:22:48 PM #10:	Really is bizarre that in all these recent free speech dialogues nobody every talks about the exceptions that we already agreed upon like "yelling fire in a crowd" or inciting violence. Trump easily met the agreed upon standards of those exceptions. Especially for stuff relating to covid and the election. --- "The soul in the darkness sins, but the real sinner is he who caused the darkness." - Victor Hugo <cite>Shadow Don posted [p:965031578] in ACLU suppo... [t:80019083]...</cite> <quote>Really is bizarre that in all these recent free speech dialogues nobody every talks about the exceptions that we already agreed upon like "yelling fire in a crowd" or inciting violence. Trump easily met the agreed upon standards of those exceptions. Especially for stuff relating to covid and the election. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Robot2600 05/14/22 1:22:59 PM #11:	It's like these ppl have never played an online game. When you're banned, that's fucking it. Get over it. Move on. Tough shit. Fucked around. Found out. These ppl would be saying it's free speech to be allowed to use aimbot and to ban them is discrimination. Old ACLU mummy has no fucking clue. --- ( o _o) <cite>Robot2600 posted [p:965031585] in ACLU suppo... [t:80019083]...</cite> <quote>It's like these ppl have never played an online game. When you're banned, that's fucking it. Get over it. Move on. Tough shit. Fucked around. Found out. These ppl would be saying it's free speech to be allowed to use aimbot and to ban them is discrimination. Old ACLU mummy has no fucking clue. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
gigageek1500 05/14/22 1:24:40 PM #12:	AC "Okie doke Skokie folk" LU thinks white supremacist views should be heard, details at 11:00, 1977 --- "Like you're standing in front of them with your hands behind your back, and then present a small ribbon-wrapped gift to them." Duskmon on the colon <cite>gigageek1500 posted [p:965031633] in ACLU suppo... [t:80019083]...</cite> <quote>AC "Okie doke Skokie folk" LU thinks white supremacist views should be heard, details at 11:00, 1977 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HroHybridCards 05/14/22 1:29:28 PM #13:	gigageek1500 posted... AC "Okie doke Skokie folk" LU thinks white supremacist views should be heard, details at 11:00, 1977 https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/aclu-em-defends-kkks-right-free-speech <cite>HroHybridCards posted [p:965031730] in ACLU suppo... [t:80019083]...</cite> <quote>gigageek1500 posted...</cite> <quote>AC "Okie doke Skokie folk" LU thinks white supremacist views should be heard, details at 11:00, 1977 </quote> https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/aclu-em-defends-kkks-right-free-speech</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
teep_ 05/14/22 1:34:42 PM #14:	I get their argument, but I think they're erring too far on the side of free speech --- would you like to see that groovy thing <cite>teep_ posted [p:965031820] in ACLU suppo... [t:80019083]...</cite> <quote>I get their argument, but I think they're erring too far on the side of free speech </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Irony 05/14/22 1:35:15 PM #15:	ACLU is now racist --- I am Mogar, God of Irony and The Devourer of Topics. <cite>Irony posted [p:965031827] in ACLU suppo... [t:80019083]...</cite> <quote>ACLU is now racist </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PatrickMahomes 05/14/22 1:36:01 PM #16:	lemme guess, we hate the ACLU now? --- https://i.imgur.com/cEQy3f4.png / https://i.imgur.com/gWKaLHC.png https://i.imgur.com/u6JR7qX.jpeg <cite>PatrickMahomes posted [p:965031839] in ACLU suppo... [t:80019083]...</cite> <quote>lemme guess, we hate the ACLU now? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Robot2600 05/14/22 1:37:21 PM #17:	PatrickMahomes posted... lemme guess, we hate the ACLU now? of course not. they arent magically immune from making a bad call tho. --- ( o _o) <cite>Robot2600 posted [p:965031866] in ACLU suppo... [t:80019083]...</cite> <quote>PatrickMahomes posted... </cite> <quote>lemme guess, we hate the ACLU now?</quote> of course not. they arent magically immune from making a bad call tho. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FigureOfSpeech 05/14/22 1:37:26 PM #18:	go away, smal --- Always check timestamps... <cite>FigureOfSpeech posted [p:965031871] in ACLU suppo... [t:80019083]...</cite> <quote>go away, smal </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Joshua_Graham 05/14/22 1:42:53 PM #20:	ZMythos posted... Hate speech is not a protected right. Actually it is. --- I have been baptized twice, once in water, once in flame. I will carry the fire of the holy spirit inside until I stand before my Lord for judgement. <cite>Joshua_Graham posted [p:965031992] in ACLU suppo... [t:80019083]...</cite> <quote>ZMythos posted... </cite> <quote>Hate speech is not a protected right.</quote> Actually it is. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ZMythos 05/14/22 1:44:05 PM #21:	Joshua_Graham posted... Actually it is. I should be more specific. Speech that incites violence or crime is not protected. --- Rainbow Dashing: "it's just star wars" AutumnEspirit: kissu <cite>ZMythos posted [p:965032019] in ACLU suppo... [t:80019083]...</cite> <quote>Joshua_Graham posted... </cite> <quote> Actually it is.</quote>I should be more specific. Speech that incites violence or crime is not protected. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
EricDraven59 05/14/22 1:45:09 PM #22:	I believe in free speech so I'm glad with the trump reinstate once musk owns Twitter. Free speech is gone when we start moderating people for saying things we don't agree with <cite>EricDraven59 posted [p:965032046] in ACLU suppo... [t:80019083]...</cite> <quote>I believe in free speech so I'm glad with the trump reinstate once musk owns Twitter. Free speech is gone when we start moderating people for saying things we don't agree with </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
What_ 05/14/22 1:45:55 PM #23:	MICHALECOLE posted... I have no issues with Elon reinstating trump I had no issues with the previous bosses banning him I have no issues with a private forum banning people if they want to this honestly. Theyre a private business they can do what they want <cite>What_ posted [p:965032059] in ACLU suppo... [t:80019083]...</cite> <quote>MICHALECOLE posted... </cite> <quote>I have no issues with Elon reinstating trump I had no issues with the previous bosses banning him I have no issues with a private forum banning people if they want to</quote> this honestly. Theyre a private business they can do what they want </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AloneIBreak 05/14/22 1:47:04 PM #24:	Good for the ACLU. --- The burden of proof is on those who argue that authority and domination are necessary. Libertarian socialist. <cite>AloneIBreak posted [p:965032080] in ACLU suppo... [t:80019083]...</cite> <quote>Good for the ACLU. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FigureOfSpeech 05/14/22 1:47:40 PM #25:	EricDraven59 posted... I believe in free speech so I'm glad with the trump reinstate once musk owns Twitter. Free speech is gone when we start moderating people for saying things we don't agree with This post only exists in alternating caps --- Always check timestamps... <cite>FigureOfSpeech posted [p:965032093] in ACLU suppo... [t:80019083]...</cite> <quote>EricDraven59 posted... </cite> <quote>I believe in free speech so I'm glad with the trump reinstate once musk owns Twitter. Free speech is gone when we start moderating people for saying things we don't agree with</quote> This post only exists in alternating caps </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HroHybridCards 05/14/22 1:48:32 PM #26:	https://www.foxnews.com/us/aclu-to-represent-kkk-in-georgia-adopt-a-highway-fight <cite>HroHybridCards posted [p:965032106] in ACLU suppo... [t:80019083]...</cite> <quote>https://www.foxnews.com/us/aclu-to-represent-kkk-in-georgia-adopt-a-highway-fight</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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FigureOfSpeech 05/14/22 1:52:02 PM #28:	HroHybridCards posted... https://www.foxnews fake --- Always check timestamps... <cite>FigureOfSpeech posted [p:965032177] in ACLU suppo... [t:80019083]...</cite> <quote>HroHybridCards posted... </cite> <quote>https://www.foxnews</quote> fake </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Solution_45 05/14/22 1:53:09 PM #29:	nice <cite>Solution_45 posted [p:965032202] in ACLU suppo... [t:80019083]...</cite> <quote>nice </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Deutschenlied 05/14/22 2:05:20 PM #30:	I remember when people got suspended on websites and it didn't trigger a national debate on free speech and censorship. I miss them. This shit is stupid. <cite>Deutschenlied posted [p:965032444] in ACLU suppo... [t:80019083]...</cite> <quote>I remember when people got suspended on websites and it didn't trigger a national debate on free speech and censorship. I miss them. This shit is stupid. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HroHybridCards 05/14/22 2:07:21 PM #31:	Deutschenlied posted... I remember when people got suspended on websites and it didn't trigger a national debate on free speech and censorship. I miss them. This shit is stupid. Don't worry. Gamefaqs is safe with its ~400 users. <cite>HroHybridCards posted [p:965032486] in ACLU suppo... [t:80019083]...</cite> <quote>Deutschenlied posted...</cite> <quote>I remember when people got suspended on websites and it didn't trigger a national debate on free speech and censorship. I miss them. This shit is stupid. </quote> Don't worry. Gamefaqs is safe with its ~400 users.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Deutschenlied 05/14/22 2:09:52 PM #32:	HroHybridCards posted... Don't worry. Gamefaqs is safe with its ~400 users. Yeah, thankfully the mods will be taking away your "free speech" within the week. <cite>Deutschenlied posted [p:965032530] in ACLU suppo... [t:80019083]...</cite> <quote>HroHybridCards posted... </cite> <quote>Don't worry. Gamefaqs is safe with its ~400 users.</quote>Yeah, thankfully the mods will be taking away your "free speech" within the week. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Unsugarized_Foo 05/14/22 2:15:18 PM #33:	I remember when the ACLU had some serious balls and represented antisemitic people ~~the lawyers were Jewish too~~ --- "All I have is my balls and my word, and I don't break them for anyone!"-Tony Montana <cite>Unsugarized_Foo posted [p:965032615] in ACLU suppo... [t:80019083]...</cite> <quote>I remember when the ACLU had some serious balls and represented antisemitic people the lawyers were Jewish too </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
chukklez17dc 05/14/22 2:17:48 PM #34:	It's insane to me that twitter is considered one of the most important political forums. I mostly use it to follow porn stars and comedians --- Hello <cite>chukklez17dc posted [p:965032667] in ACLU suppo... [t:80019083]...</cite> <quote>It's insane to me that twitter is considered one of the most important political forums. I mostly use it to follow porn stars and comedians </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HroHybridCards 05/15/22 3:41:47 AM #35:	Unsugarized_Foo posted... ~~the lawyers were Jewish too~~ https://youtu.be/Zu3nu6ue2qU <cite>HroHybridCards posted [p:965046881] in ACLU suppo... [t:80019083]...</cite> <quote>Unsugarized_Foo posted...</cite> <quote>the lawyers were Jewish too </quote> https://youtu.be/Zu3nu6ue2qU</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
legendary_zell 05/15/22 11:43:20 AM #36:	Defending Nazis and violent hate speech doesn't improve the world or protect the rights of vulnerable minorities to speech. It just gives them more power to take away the rights of people you're defending in a roundabout way. It's wild that the ACLU hasn't come to understand this by now. Freeze peach absolutism is a religion that takes no account of the real world or actual history. --- I gotta be righteous, I gotta be me, I gotta be conscious, I gotta be free, I gotta be able, I gotta attack, I gotta be stable, I gotta be black. <cite>legendary_zell posted [p:965051717] in ACLU suppo... [t:80019083]...</cite> <quote>Defending Nazis and violent hate speech doesn't improve the world or protect the rights of vulnerable minorities to speech. It just gives them more power to take away the rights of people you're defending in a roundabout way. It's wild that the ACLU hasn't come to understand this by now. Freeze peach absolutism is a religion that takes no account of the real world or actual history. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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