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Comment by jacquesm

5 years ago

> Until he forces a significant part of his followers to leave, it's not a bad situation for Twitter to be in.

That would be even better for Twitter.

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all2  5 years ago

Or worse, in terms of discourse. I suppose twitter is awful for something as complex as political debate, but removing an entire half of a political spectrum would only serve to further divide our country, something which the real demagogues of the world would love to capitalize on.

  • anigbrowl  5 years ago

    They're not half of a political spectrum. I can get on fine with most conservatives despite disagreeing with them, but Trump's most vocal supporters are part of a cult of personality rather than a complex polity. The divisions are already there, all the appeals to reason and fellow feeling have been exhausted.

  • viraptor  5 years ago

    Removing Trump would not remove entire half. (Assuming there's even a half) Some would move, majority would be just fine with occasional screenshots from another source, and lots would find a different celebrity to follow.

  • jacquesm  5 years ago

    Trump is not half of the political spectrum, he's organized a hostile take-over of a political party that was vulnerable to such take-overs.