Weekend preview: Trump, Twitter, liars and political dialog
For all of my "I'm not doing the news of the week on the new blog," ... I keep doing this.
Yes, I have a lot to say about Trump, Twitter's response to his insistence on lying on their platform, his executive order, and the legal and philosophical principles involved.
Short version: Aside from the fact that democracy is dead anyway, Twitter has picked the wrong fight. This will end badly. Facts are vital to democracy, and the death of truth is the death of democracy. However, we were screwed before Twitter made its decision.
This is going to be ugly.
Yes, I have a lot to say about Trump, Twitter's response to his insistence on lying on their platform, his executive order, and the legal and philosophical principles involved.
Short version: Aside from the fact that democracy is dead anyway, Twitter has picked the wrong fight. This will end badly. Facts are vital to democracy, and the death of truth is the death of democracy. However, we were screwed before Twitter made its decision.
This is going to be ugly.
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