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posted by mrpg on Tuesday December 19 2017, @10:55PM   Printer-friendly
from the new-rules dept.

As reported by The Huffington Post:

New rules implemented on Twitter Monday have led to the suspensions of accounts belonging to prominent neo-Nazis, white nationalists and other far-right extremists.

[...] "You may not make specific threats of violence or wish for the serious physical harm, death, or disease of an individual or group of people," states Twitter's rule for "violent extremist groups," which went into effect Monday.

"This includes, but is not limited to, threatening or promoting terrorism," the rule continues. "You also may not affiliate with organizations that – whether by their own statements or activity both on and off the platform – use or promote violence against civilians to further their causes."

[...] The "alt-right ― a loose association of neo-Nazis, white nationalists, assorted racists, fascists, and other far-right elements that has used Twitter for years to organize and recruit ― anticipated today's "purge," with many preparing to make the jump to Gab, a largely rules-free micro-blogging platform used primarily by white nationalists.

Related: Twitter: Our Blue Check Marks Aren't Just About "Verification"


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  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by Runaway1956 on Wednesday December 20 2017, @04:14AM (11 children)

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday December 20 2017, @04:14AM (#612140) Journal

    The alt-right is more tolerant.

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  • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 20 2017, @04:35AM (10 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 20 2017, @04:35AM (#612156)

    If they don't run you over with a "muscle" car from foreign manfacturer and kill you and then try not to take any responsibility. In other words, for severly negative values of "tolerant".

    • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Wednesday December 20 2017, @09:18AM (9 children)

      by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday December 20 2017, @09:18AM (#612225) Journal

      You're running your mouth without engaging brain. Again. Just how many righties have killed people, as a political statement? I'll let you go back as far as you like, the only restrictions are, you stay in the US, and they have to have made some sort of political statement, before, during, or after their murders. Anything else is just simple freaking crime statistics. You can start with that Roof idiot - he clearly is a white supremacist, and he has made plenty of statements supporting the Nazi/ultraright point of view. You want to go ten years? 20? 50? No, you probably don't want to back very far, because all of the KKK were Democrats then, right?

      Start counting.

      • (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 20 2017, @12:58PM (8 children)

        by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 20 2017, @12:58PM (#612271)

        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrorism_in_the_United_States [wikipedia.org]

        I won't even comment, Runaway. You're just almost completely wrong this time, instead of completely wrong.

        • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Wednesday December 20 2017, @04:24PM (6 children)

          by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday December 20 2017, @04:24PM (#612346) Journal

          White supremacists, 6 incidents.
          Muslims, 16 incidents.
          Lefty environmentalists, 2 incidents.
          Anti-abortionists, 32 incidents.
          Right wing extremism, 5 incidents.
          Black supremacists, 8 incidents.
          Palestinians, 6 incidents. (how is that separate from Muslims?)
          Puerto Rican nationalism, 9 incidents.
          Antisemitism, 5 incidents.
          LEFT WING EXTREMISM, 16 INCIDENTS.

          So, tell me, which of those do you wish to assign to the so-called alt-right? You know, in view of the fact that the Democrats and Progressives are always standing up in defense of Muslims, we might assign all of those to your side. The Palestinians, as well. But, let us keep this discussion within the realm of reason, and drop the worst of the rhetoric, alright?

          Left wing extremism, 16
          Environmentalists, 2
          Blacks, 8
          Antisemitism 5
          ____________________________
                                                    31 incidents

          Right wing nutters, 5
          anti-abortionists, 32 (disclaimer, not all of them are "right wing", many are religious nuts, especially Catholics, who vote left - this is a RELIGIOUS issue, but I'll own the number anyway)
          ______________________________
                                                    37 incidents

          Now, I think I've been more than reasonable. I've accepted all the anti-abortionists on my side. And, I haven't forced you to take all the Moooslims on your side. And, your side STILL comes up with a close second, behind my side, for violence. You wanna bitch and whine about the numbers, I can always change my mind, go back, and assign things differently.

          So. Where does that leave us? How about this: YOUR SIDE IS NO BETTER THAN MY SIDE!! Your left wing nutters are just as bad as my right wing nutters. But, that's what I've been saying all along. Me, and several other members on this site. We've been telling you that the left and the right are almost indistinguishable. Our European friends have been saying the same damned thing. There are left wing puppet masters, and there are right wing puppet masters, who work together to keep this country divided on stupid, bullshit issues, so that people like yourself can stay busy, as useful idiots.

          Wake up, and smell the fucking coffee.

          The alt-right is another imaginary boogeyman, and just like a credulous child, you listen to the boogeyman stories, then you're unable to sleep at night.

          Now - you want to know what makes the right ring of this little circus more respectable than the left ring? The righties tend to execute the right-leaning fuckwits who act in their name. Firing squad, lethal injection, hanging, or just execute the bastards during capture.

          The left ring? You honor your cock biting fuckwits. Where is Patty Hearst? Ted Turner? Jane Fonda? Bill Ayers? Kathy Boudin?

          (parenthetically - checking some stuff for this post, I ran across the fact that JFK was assassinated only 8 weeks after MLK - never made that connection before)

          So now, my empty headed little buddy - what do you make of all those numbers? Are you still going to insist that this boogeyman is more destructive, more hateful than your own saints? Come on, tell me what you REALLY think about all of this.

          And, remember. YOU supplied the link, without even reading it, giving it no thought at all.

          • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 20 2017, @04:38PM (2 children)

            by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 20 2017, @04:38PM (#612353)

            Wait, so anti-Semites are opposed to the Nazis now?

            • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Wednesday December 20 2017, @04:55PM (1 child)

              by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday December 20 2017, @04:55PM (#612359) Journal

              I think they flip-flopped (or "pivoted") about the same time the Democrats pivoted away from the KKK. Today, left-wingers want to boycott Israel, and label Israelis as fascists. The righties, on the other hand, have embraced Israel, because weapons and profit. Try to keep up. Your side owns anti-semitism now. Of course, that means nothing to the useful idiots, from either side. If you ask the typical anti-semitic person, he may believe that he's a righty, but, he's all yours.

              • (Score: 3, Interesting) by Azuma Hazuki on Wednesday December 20 2017, @10:23PM

                by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Wednesday December 20 2017, @10:23PM (#612587) Journal

                This may surprise you, but anti-Zionism isn't anti-Semitism. On my father's side of the family are around half a dozen Jews who are staunchly anti-Zionist; they like the idea of emigrating the people of Israel to, say, the US southwest. And I think that makes a lot of sense, personally. Let the Muslims *have* the one chunk of land with no oil under it in the Middle East.

                --
                I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
          • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 20 2017, @05:28PM (2 children)

            by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 20 2017, @05:28PM (#612389)

            The left ring? You honor your cock biting fuckwits.

            As one Soylentil to another, Runaway, you're loosing it. Maybe time for a time out?

            • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Wednesday December 20 2017, @06:04PM (1 child)

              by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday December 20 2017, @06:04PM (#612415) Journal

              Losing it? Look at the names I listed. Look where they are today. (I think they are all still alive.) Then argue my statement. A leftist's reward for terrorism is money, fame, and fortune. You can't spin any of those assholes as anything other than terrorists.

              • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 20 2017, @07:59PM

                by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 20 2017, @07:59PM (#612493)

                OK, point taken, you've lost it. Best to simmer down before you embarrass yourself by further displaying your lack of knowledge and understanding.

        • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Wednesday December 20 2017, @04:30PM

          by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday December 20 2017, @04:30PM (#612349) Journal

          Why don't you read a short biographical sketch of Kathy Boudin, one of your side's heros. Seriuosly, read it. She's not easily defined. Don't call her a "child of the sixties". That is just to damned simplistic. She is a full fledged terrorist, the same breed of animal that runs ISIS. Read.
          http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2013/04/04/the-gory-details-about-terrorist-teacher-kathy-boudin/ [breitbart.com]