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Twitter leader laments social media role in Trump's election
Associated Press ^ | May 20, 2017 8:10 PM EDT

Posted on 05/21/2017 12:32:36 AM PDT by Olog-hai

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To: Olog-hai

Twitter elected Trump! [I wonder if that is Williams bragging about his power, stating what he perceives as a fact, or expressing remorse that his creation slowed the march toward a single totalitarian world government.]

Old, out-of-touch democrats with a flawed message that alienated young voters elected Trump.

White nationalists elected Trump.

The Russians ransacking Hillary’s computer files and strategically leaking the truth elected Trump.

Hatred of Hillary Clinton at the FBI (how could anyone hate a lovable woman like Hillary?) elected Trump.

FBI investigation elected Trump.

Email scandal elected Trump.

Black voters not liking Hillary elected Trump.

Fewer than 100,000 deplorable voters spread across a handful of states elected Trump.

FBI Director Comey announcing a criminal investigation into Hillary’s felonies just over a week before the election, when he had little reason to think there was anything there, elected Trump.

People hating Hillary because she is so professional, so polished, such a wonderful lawyer, so brilliant, so good, so righteous, and so much better than us elected Trump.

The lack of energy among Hillary supporters and expectations of Hillary being the inevitable winner, because it was her turn, elected Trump.

Robby Mook selecting the wrong travel stops for Hillary and spending heavily in the wrong states elected Trump.

Hillary’s campaign team failing to hone her message and get voters to the polls elected Trump.

Bill Clinton’s appearance of an inappropriate meeting with Attorney General Loretta Lynch elected Trump.

Blatant sexism elected Trump.

Wikileaks elected Trump.

The ugly stew of racism elected Trump.

Hillary’s alleged lack of likability and claimed lack of trustworthiness elected Trump.

Self-hating women elected Trump.

Evangelical, Catholic, anti-marriage equality, and anti-choice social conservatives elected Trump.

Misogyny elected Trump.

Sinister outside forces elected Trump.

Whitelash elected Trump.

Democrat policies that favor the rich elected Trump.

Failure to talk to working-class white voters elected Trump.

Men elected Trump.

Lower-level FBI agents pressuring their Director (because that’s how professional relationships work) elected Trump.

Tim Kaine gave Hillary Virginia, but he also elected Trump.

White women elected Trump.

Racists elected Trump.

Sexists elected Trump.

Rural voters elected Trump.

The working class voting against their own interests elected Trump.

Fake news elected Trump.

Facebook elected Trump.

Supermarket tabloids elected Trump.

Celebrity (The Apprentice) elected Trump.

White male resentment elected Trump.

Over-shaming Trump supporters elected Trump.

Rejecting Bernie elected Trump.

Reagan democrats elected Trump.

Gary Johnson and Jill Stein voters elected Trump.

Backlash against political correctness elected Trump.

There are many terrible reasons for President Trump’s victory, but there are two things that were not a factor. First, Hillary was the perfect candidate; nothing she did harmed her candidacy in any way. Second, President Trump was the worst candidate imaginable; nothing he did helped his candidacy at all, except with racists, sexists, bigots, and the rest of the basket of deplorables.


21 posted on 05/21/2017 4:33:21 AM PDT by Pollster1 ("Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed")
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To: Olog-hai

http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2017/05/21/twitter-co-founder-apologizes-for-helping-elect-trump.html


22 posted on 05/21/2017 4:47:46 AM PDT by KeyLargo
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To: Olog-hai
Williams also says he was wrong thinking that the world would be a better place if there was a platform for everyone to freely speak and exchange ideas.

This is exactly the same thinking taking place at Berkley and the other liberal schools around the country!

23 posted on 05/21/2017 4:53:48 AM PDT by Brandonmark (Made America Great Again! 11.08.2016 - A DAY OF RENEWAL)
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To: Olog-hai

“If it’s true that he wouldn’t be president if it weren’t for Twitter, then yeah, I’m sorry.” …

LOL! Too late, too slow, too corrupt, twit.


24 posted on 05/21/2017 5:07:33 AM PDT by PGalt
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To: Olog-hai

We use the tools that are available to us.


25 posted on 05/21/2017 5:09:45 AM PDT by jimfree (My16 y/o granddaughter continues to have more quality exec experience than an 8 year Obama.)
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If they had tried to ban Donald Trump from Twitter, Facebook or other parts of the Internet, Trump could easily have shown this very damning picture:

This was a private dinner held by then President Obama on February 17, 2011 in San Francisco with the then-CEO's of Apple, Cisco Systems, Facebook, Google, Netflix, Oracle Systems, Twitter and Yahoo!. Trump would have asked VERY serious questions about what was said "off the record" and whether these companies reached a "gentlemen's agreement" to censor the political Right on the Internet with President Obama's personal approval. That would in effect make all the companies I mentioned liable in a First Amendment free speech lawsuit.

26 posted on 05/21/2017 5:36:59 AM PDT by RayChuang88 (FairTax: America's economic cure)
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Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian, you and your progressive friends are morons. Comparing open borders of the internet to open borders of a sovereign country is beyond insanity. This la-la land kumbaya snake oil you progressives are selling of open borders actually hurts poor countries and poor people. But, you already know that. Your intention is to hurt America.

But then again, progressives like you Alexis Ohanian, have always considered themselves elite, when you are nothing more than simpletons. Go sell your oil to Yemen or Laos. See where that will get you.


27 posted on 05/21/2017 5:53:43 AM PDT by saywhatagain
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To: Brandonmark

Behind the liberal mask is an authoritarian waiting to get out!


28 posted on 05/21/2017 5:56:33 AM PDT by cgbg (Hidden behind the social justice warrior mask is corruption and sexual deviance.)
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To: Olog-hai; All

https://www.reddit.com/r/The_Donald/comments/6cfjt6/holy_shit_twitter_founder_apologizes_for_helping/


29 posted on 05/21/2017 6:32:41 AM PDT by PGalt
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To: Olog-hai

“Evan Williams “

Isn’t that a whiskey?

5.56mm


30 posted on 05/21/2017 6:38:26 AM PDT by M Kehoe
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