#Twitter and #Facebook meant Well when they Banned #Trump But in doing so, they’ve Blocked Free Speech!

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#Twitter & #Facebook are so hypersensitive and reactive that they have lost any logical reasoning about free speech and who we are as Americans. In censoring #Trump they’ve send a message that we are like those totalitarian countries such as #russia and #china or #northkorea where they ban rights and freedoms as a way to punish individuals we don’t like or fear. 

Trump has a right to free speech even if it incites a negative response; we must find other creative ways than banning his right to express himself so that it does not infringe on basic human rights. In fact Trump’s words were everywhere, and every media house carried him with glee for ratings as he is able to drive up the numbers/viewership. 

There are penalties when people break the law and stop gaps in place to prevent attacks like the one on the capital. Our security failed us which caused lives to be lost as the capital was attacked by some brazen Trump supporters who interpreted his speech carried live everywhere on every medium. 


We, Americans, leader of the free world don’t ban free speech to stop anyone from saying things that may incite. We use legal processes and security to safeguard against such dangerous speech. 


#Twitter and #Facebook meant well when they banned #Trump But in doing so they’ve blocked Free Speech
After writing this post, I had several comments via social media: 

Keri Montaque wrote: Freedom including Freedom of Speech comes with responsibility. When we use that freedom to bring harm and destruction by means of inciting violence, one must be STOPPED. We shouldn't be slaves to these concepts so much so we can't see when nuanced situations demand another response. Twitter did the right thing!

I replied:Leroy Montaque yes free speech comes with responsibility; but that responsibility doesn’t mean we make judgements about what people talk about and we never ban a human right and as long as people in America are innocent or nit convicted criminals they have a right to speak freely. It’s the message we send when we ban. Many despot leaders still have Twitter yet we ban a president whose indirect free speech incite violence. But this is nonsensical. Anyone can interpret or misinterpret a thing. If it is found that the president is guilty of a crime through legal processes then he can be banned. There’s a way we act so that free speech is not impeded or that we set a dangerous precedence

Leroy continued:Renaldo C. Mckenzie and social media is a company owned by people.  When you go on the platform you sign an agreement to abide. If you violate you can be removed as they deem fit. It is as simple as that. This is not the government. On my Facebook platform if  anyone violates the principles by which i operate I will warn or remove them depending on how I feel. It's my platform. I won't allow them to use my platform in ways I deem unwholesome. That assessment is left up to me which i am entitled to. Same thing with Facebook  Twitter and any other platform.


I replied: Leroy Montaque no not exactly you’re wrong as I’ve said: Courtney Richards yea but they work within a Mileu or within a culture. They are not separate. If this practice is ok we can now return to pre 1960’s where businesses reserve the right to discriminate in terms of who use their businesses and services. And that’s not what America is Rev. 

Avery D Posey Jr. Agreed with Larry saying: Larry is exactly correct. Trump’s freedom of speech is not infringed upon. He is free to put out White House press releases or to hold press events or campaign rallies and spew his vile craziness. He just can’t use a private company’s platform to do so.

I replied:Avery D Posey Jr you are being narrow. I’m talking about a general principle from the act to be punitive and make judgements about human rights. It’s all of human fights that’s affected when we act so premature. As I’ve said Leroy Montaque yes free speech comes with responsibility; but that responsibility doesn’t mean we make judgements about what people talk about and we never ban a human right and as long as people in America are innocent or nit convicted criminals they have a right to speak freely. It’s the message we send when we ban. Many despot leaders still have Twitter yet we ban a president whose indirect free speech incite violence. But this is nonsensical. Anyone can interpret or misinterpreted thing. If it is found that the president is guilty of a crime through legal processes then he can be banned. There’s a way we act so that free speech is not impressed or that we set a dangerous precedence 


Avery continued:Renaldo C. Mckenzie Nope. Private companies have codes of conduct. Banning someone from your platform for violating codes of conduct is not new. You’re being narrow.


I replied:yea but they work within a Mileu or within a culture. They are not separate. If this practice is ok we can now return to pre 1960’s where businesses reserve the right to discriminate in terms of who use their businesses and services. And that’s not what America is. And that’s y they are now looking at legislation to prevent these platforms from stifling free speech come on guy get your reasoning straight. These companies are not a law or island to themselves they operate in America govern by a constitution and no company can have as a policy that limits or infringe or stop free speech. What are you doing man. Get your facts together 

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