A Knesset committee was stunned to learn on Wednesday that while tweets from President Donald Trump are flagged with warning labels by the social media giant, those calling for the destruction of Israel by Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei are not.
It’s nothing unusual for our U.S. social media, which, make no mistake, is powerful.
The Knesset hearing on the topic of social media anti-Semitism took place at the end of a 48-hour boycott of Twitter by Jewish groups protesting the social media giant’s handling of anti-Semitic tweets by British rapper Wiley, who called Jews “cowards” and “snakes.” Twitter was accused of moving too slowly to remove the offensive content, some of which remain.
Petterson said, “So, we have an approach to world leaders that presently says that direct interactions with fellow public figures, comments on political issues of the day, or foreign policy saber-rattling on military-economic issues are generally not in violation of our Twitter rules.”
So, what’s the problem? It’s a nice, fair, orderly plan as the crazy Ayatollah says [sarcasm]. And as for President Trump, he’s #OrangeManBad.
So, this is okay with Jack Dorsey:
Why should & how can Israel be eliminated?
Ayatollah Khamenei’s answer to 9 key questions abt elimination of #Israel pic.twitter.com/HYGTkJeKGL— Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) July 26, 2014
The Ayatollah sees the end of the USA, and constantly spreads propaganda, but that’s okay. He’s just observing the end of the U.S. as he adds fuel to the fire — that’s all:
The U.S. govt may be able to suppress the current popular protests in various states, but they will remain like a fire under ashes. They will not be eliminated and will flare up again.
They will bring the U.S. political system down.— Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) July 31, 2020
Shocking class divisions,
increasing racial discrimination,
economic problems,
about 40 million people unemployed,
police brutality, etc have lined people up against the U.S. system and caused the U.S. to be abhorred and isolated in the world.— Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) July 31, 2020
Regarding current, ongoing events in the US and the movement against racial discrimination, our firm stance is support of the people and condemnation of the brutal behavior of the racist US government. #BlackLivesMatter #PortlandProtests
— Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) July 29, 2020
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Trumps statement, “Just spoke to [Minnesota] Governor Tim Walz and told him that the Military is with him all the way. Any difficulty and we will assume control but, when the looting starts, the shooting starts,” That statement should not be taken as a threat or inciting violence, as it is the Truth in what has occurred and what we have witnessed over the last 2 months in the streets of Minneapolis, Seattle, and Portland in what resembles a war zone. These are actual acts of violence promoted by ANTIFA and participated in by the BLM. Cities have been left in ruins, livelihoods have been destroyed, citizens have been placed at great risk, severely beaten, injured, or shot and killed. Those are not a peaceful demonstrations. They are what is defined as riots and an acts of terror. Trump spoke the Truth. He offered support to those mayors and governors. They refused, and in so doing were derelict in their duty by abdicating their responsibility to protect their citizens, in their states and cities. At the same time they restricted their police forces to use a manner often necessary under riotous conditions to uphold the law, and in so doing placed their lives in jeopardy.
As a citizen I am not only offended but appalled and disgusted at the willful negligence of these cowardly mayors and governors in allowing these looters, thieves, arsonists, and murderous anarchists to Terrorize our citizens.
Yet, Twitter has the unmitigated gall to be offended by our president’s words. Words of truth. In the name of reason, logic, and sanity the shame and blame is on Twitter in denying the president, who is also a citizen his first amendment rights. Those on the board of Twitter should be held accountable in a court of law for their egregious bias and prejudicial arbitrary actions. Leaving politics, and congress out it, this should be a civil law suit.