Twitter reckons Trump's Nork-baiting tweet was 'newsworthy' Twitter has defended its position of potentially providing a platform for triggering World War 3, describing President Donald Trump's infamous North Korea tweet as "newsworthy". It follows Trump's tweet on Sunday in which he appeared to directly threaten North Korea with annihilation. He wrote: "Just heard Foreign Minister of …
But, did Trump actually threaten violence? He could argue that he meant Kim and chums would be forced to abandon Norkland for China because UN sanctions are going to make the Norkies rise up in rebellion. Stop sniggering at the back! The UN is serious! They're just getting one of Hans Blix's old letters out to send to Kim.
He did. https://mobile.twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/911789314169823232 This is a very clear and open threat to remove them in the context of the discussion.
From our perspective, it is business as usual - it is traditional for USA to try to kill foreign leaders, topple governments, screw financial systems, invest into "freedom fighters" around the country's borders. From their perspective, "country == leader". Threatening to remove the dear leader is a declaration of war.
That, by the way, is one of the reasons why Trump tw*tting device should be removed and should be given to an adult in his press room.
"Just ban it globally."
Now, you didn't put a joke icon on that, or a trollface, so I am going to assume that you think this is a serious potential solution.
So, if a platform doesn't raise the level of political discussion, no doubt measured by some arbitrary scale then it should be banned? You fancy making a list of things that might fall into that category? I bet you'll be making a very, very long list of things to be banned. Next, what organisation in the world do you think should have the power to globally ban something like Twitter? I'm glad you see such an organization as entirely trustworthy with all such issues of global governance (for our own good, no doubt!). What other things do you think they should ban? I know! Perhaps they should ban paper! After all, paper is often used to record and express things that someone, somewhere will think devalues the level of political discussion! Oh! let's ban Television too! and Radio! In fact, lets stop all forms of communication if it might, in the opinion of your unnamed global power, lower the level of political discussion.
Twitter, like the rest of the internet, is a medium for thought. It is not the fault of the medium itself if some of the thoughts expressed are bloody stupid, and it would be deeply foolish to ban the medium on that basis. Yes, twitter can be used by morons like Trump or ISIS to peddle their absolute bull, but it was also instrumental in the Arab Spring movement, and in establishing rapid communications in the wake of several natural disasters.
Gutenberg would be turning in his grave!
> Now, you didn't put a joke icon on that, or a trollface, so I am going to assume that you think this is a serious potential solution.
I thought that was sufficiently outrageous and impractical idea not to be taken as anything but a joke. Obviously I was mistaken.
Just to be clear, I do not actually advocate banning any website or application globally.
"I never used it, well possibly once, but never been near a keyboard so couldn't really, well let me tell you.... their numbers are WAAYY WAAYY down, by the way, they won't be around much longer....We're going to build a beautiful... and Mexico is going to pay...covfefe..."
"I never used it, well possibly once, but never been near a keyboard so couldn't really, well let me tell you.... their numbers are WAAYY WAAYY down, by the way, they won't be around much longer....We're going to build a beautiful... and Mexico is going to pay...covfefe..."
Spot on...
Deserves one of these at least
Nice to see twatter creating a new category for threats, I would never have seen that one coming, it's not like they can delete a tweet from the POTUS.
I quite enjoy Trumps tweets as they are quite funny. It's all bluster, bullshit and bravado from a bell end.
If anyone is worried about Nuclear war from America then I would like to point you in the direction of South Korea who would bear the brunt of any attack and China who wouldn't allow it. As for an attack the other way that's an unknown so it's probably best to have a nice cup of tea, some hobnobs and watch a nice relaxing film, If you fancy a cartoon I recommend "When the wind blows", if not then Dr Strangelove.
that Trump is posting his comments for the benefit of US/world citizens where only Kim has twitter access in NK and is also posting for the same audience.
Perhaps they COULD solve this whole problem by banning them both and making them actually talk to each other for a change.
Meh, lock them in a room with half a brick. #WWBOFHD?
And that actually goes for the extremist warmongering idiots on both sides of most conflicts. Most people governed (using that term loosely) by them would rather just get on with their lives, thankyouverymuchSire...
Why do we still elect these idiots? C'mon, we should be able to do better!
They have nothing to talk about I'm afraid.
If anyone is in doubt, there is no way the Americans would allow another form of government that isn't about capitalism and borrowing money to succeed or even survive as to do so would give people something else to look to rather than the sorry sack of shit governments we have now.
That's what I believe and I may be wrong but that's what it looks like to me.
Perhaps they COULD solve this whole problem by banning them both and making them actually talk to each other for a change.
Dunno, I think they should follow Frankie Goes to Hollywood's Two Tribes. I'm sure you all remember the Reagan vs Chernenko match in the video.
It's plain to the whole world what's going on between you two.
Just step out of the closet and get a room already!
Someone should remake the old Frankie Goes to Hollywood 'Two Tribes' video, with Trump and Kim Jong Un, rather than Reagan and (er... looks it up...) Chernenko.
"It'll no doubt feel especially "newsworthy" when we're picking through a radioactive rubble in a post-apocalyptic hellscape, while fighting off deformed survivors trying to steal our shoes."
I'll be okay. Nobody will want my boots because I have small feet.
He looks at Putin speaking to his people who adore him, they smile and laugh, he is the boss, he is rich and powerful. He will stay in power as president, prime minister, president, prime minister ... as long as he wants.
And then there is that bloody fatman Kim, same story, for as long as he wants.
Poor Donald, less than eight years left, max. People make fun of him on the telly, nobody obeys him, not getting richer fast enough, perhaps forced to use own money next time, what the fuck, I am the worlds strongest and most important man, what is going on here.
Somehow, instead of Donald Trump and someone else being switched at birth, their names were switched, and the man we name Trump was actually born Chump.
Who would've ever mistaken this blowhard after just six or so months presidenting as a serious businessman?
El Reg, in future please correct this oversight and refer correctly to said individual as President Donald Chump.
Personally, I think this is exactly the correct behavior for world leaders who are looking to solve problems like global warming and overpopulation. A little nuclear winter will sort things right as rain.
Yes, sometimes it does concern me that this is the best that a democratic super-power has to offer the world, but then I remember that he actually lost the election, by popular vote, and that at the rate things are going the whole flawed system will soon self-correct. Then I sleep much better.
Now if you'll excuse me, I simply must scuttle off to my private under-mountain bunker...
But in the US the popular vote is like the points given on 'Who's Line Is It Anyway?' - it doesn't matter. Everyone running for POTUS knows this and adjusts their campaigning appropriately. Hillary was going for the electoral votes just like everyone else. So the orange one did win, unfortunately.
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