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> Rhetoric on social media must be deescalated. Let’s hope this is the start.
Right, because the President of the United States holding water for certain types of radicals and accusing one side without any evidence will be the start to that. It starts at the top.
It's not at all hard to find examples of them rationalizing them. Much of it has been preemptive, even.
The central argument, from what I have seen, is that the things right-wingers got "cancelled" for in the past are simply not in at all the same category as the glorification of political violence.
Others have argued that people saying "what happened to free speech?" are being disingenuous, because they will use that freedom of speech precisely to argue against freedom of speech in the future.
As an example, consider all the politicians on the left who have called Trump a Nazi. A vile, ludicrous lie. By repeating the lie, they normalize it so now hoards of easily impressionable kids voice it. ( This was actually the lie that got an Iowa art teacher suspended. )
The whole thing must be dismantled. It’s terrible.
Please show me a Democratic and/or leftist politician that hasn't disavowed political violence.
> As an example, consider all the politicians on the left who have called Trump a Nazi. A vile, ludicrous lie
That's just like uh, your opinion, man. Someone holding the view that he's a Nazi certainly isn't that crazy considering the military deployments to protests, election results denial, and attacks on free speech. Either way, I don't see how viewing someone as a Nazi is the same as covering for violent actors on your own side.
By the way, Trump himself has called opponents fascist on multiple occasions[0].
0: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politic...
Let's start with the President (and others in power) along with prominent media figures like Jesse Watters. They can set an example for others to follow.
I’m all for it. Get the influencers at the top to stop spreading lies and hate. I think starting with Trump is a fine idea.
And as a fun note: one of them is now his Vice President and the other is the Secretary of Health.