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by nailer 2886 days ago
Posting the ToS doesn't answer the question.

- Are you saying that Trump threatening the North Korean leadership is a ToS violation?

- Would you say that Obama threatening the Syrian leadership is a ToS violation?

I like Obama a hell of a lot more than Trump but if you're going to ban military leaders (which includes most heads of state) you have to do it consistently to avoid accusations of bias.
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Someone1234 2886 days ago
Twitter's own rules set out what does and does not violate the rules. My opinion is irrelevant.
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nailer 2886 days ago
I know you don't work for Twitter, but the point is Twitter has to be consistent if they want to be seen as an unbiased discussion platform.

If Twitter believe a military leader stating consequences to a foreign regime, or a law officer lawfully stating consequences of breaking the law consistitutes a threat against a group of people, they need to ban all military and police from the platform.

Alternatively, they could state that conducting lawful military and police work, which includes stating the possibility of a response to an action, is not considered a threat. Or that a 'government' or 'people who have broken the law' are not a protected group.

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morcheeba 2886 days ago
That's classic whataboutism. Obama has nothing to do with this.
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nailer 2886 days ago
Yes he does. Obama threatened Assad repeatedly in public as part of his role as commander in chief.

Examining how people would handle Obama acting as Commander in Chief on Twitter is a great way to determine whether they're against threats by military leaders or simply against Trump.

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dragonwriter 2886 days ago
> Obama threatened Assad repeatedly in public as part of his role as commander in chief.

No, he didn't. Aside from anything else, the “Commander in Chief” role is solely commanding the military under the laws prescribed by Congress. Public diplomatic threats (even threats that, were they carried through, would involve acting in the C-in-C role) are not part of that role.

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nailer 2886 days ago
Yes he did. From a left leaning news source, CNN:

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad should heed U.S. warnings to neither use nor move chemical or biological weapons, lest he risk crossing a "red line" and provoke a U.S. military response, President Barack Obama said Monday.

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