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On Friday, conservative commentator Candace Owens was suspended from Twitter over a post slamming “dictator” Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) and encouraging Michigan protesters to go back to work even if they are deemed so-called “non-essential.”
Reporter Benny Johnson posted a screenshot of the tweet with the caption
Owens stood for her tweet:
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So let's iron this out:
The problem becomes when Twitter allows AOC to say "Don't go back to work", but Censors Owens for saying "Go back to work". And along with the censorship, the further problem is that there's no explanation.
So while trying to represent themselves as some open platform, Twitter is clearly just another entity with a political narrative and agenda that they'll act on to promote, acting against their "enemies' while allowing their "friends' to do the exact same thing.
Double standards are all over the place on the left these days. This is just another example of a leftist organization using them. I wish the left would at least try to employ some level of consistency in their actions, even if it's just to try to get people off of their tail. That's what's crazy, it's not even much hidden.
INITIAL CENSORED TWEET: “Apparently [Whitmer] believes she is a duly elected dictator of a socialist country, The people of Michigan need to stand up to her. Open your businesses. Go to work. The police think she’s crazy too. They are not going to arrest 10,000,000 people for going to work.”
Reporter Benny Johnson posted a screenshot of the tweet with the caption
JOHNSON TWEET: "Candace Owens has been suspended from Twitter. Candace tweeted that people in Michigan should go back to work. What rule did she break? Not even Twitter can say. Candace Owens tells people to work and gets cancelled but [Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)] can tell people *not* to work and all good,”
Owens stood for her tweet:
OWENS: “I unequivocally stand by every single word of my tweet, If Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez can use Twitter’s platform to encourage workers to walk out and boycott — I should be allowed to encourage lawful citizens to resume work. The only person breaking any laws is governor-turned-dictator Gretchen Whitmer, who is impoverishing millions, ignoring the votes of her state legislature, and as a result, rolling over the constitutionally protected rights of Michigan citizens. Twitter was unable or unwilling to provide me with any specific rule that I violated, which is why I have appealed their decision. While I am not an expert on Twitter TOS, I cannot see how suggesting people ought to work would be a violation of anything other than socialist reverie."
Twitter Suspends Candace Owens For Message To ‘Dictator’ Whitmer, Michigan Protesters. Owens Responds.
On Friday, conservative commentator Candace Owens was suspended from Twitter over a post slamming “dictator” Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) and encouraging Michigan protesters to go back to work even if they are deemed so-called “non-essential.”“Apparently [Whitmer] believes she is a duly...
So let's iron this out:
1. You're free to disagree with Candace Owens, and even find her speech aggressive and outright "dangerous" or wrong. That's fine.
2. Twitter has the right to set a standard of public demands such as this, with people recommending what the mass public should do.
The problem becomes when Twitter allows AOC to say "Don't go back to work", but Censors Owens for saying "Go back to work". And along with the censorship, the further problem is that there's no explanation.
So while trying to represent themselves as some open platform, Twitter is clearly just another entity with a political narrative and agenda that they'll act on to promote, acting against their "enemies' while allowing their "friends' to do the exact same thing.
Double standards are all over the place on the left these days. This is just another example of a leftist organization using them. I wish the left would at least try to employ some level of consistency in their actions, even if it's just to try to get people off of their tail. That's what's crazy, it's not even much hidden.
