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Bluesaph

(1,023 posts)
Tue Apr 26, 2022, 04:11 AM Apr 2022

By leaving Twitter you're giving them the forum

Why leave? That’s like giving the right full run of the house.

Instead stay. Block or Don’t follow right wing loonies. And use the forum as a tool.

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rpannier

(24,873 posts)
1. No. They'll leave if the liberals go
Tue Apr 26, 2022, 04:17 AM
Apr 2022

They only hang around because they have people to antagonize
There are reasons why they didn't congregate to all those reich wing social media sites -- it is only filled with people who share their opinions. There's no one to aggravate

 

Tomconroy

(7,611 posts)
2. Lately I've been telling all the Russia supporters that
Tue Apr 26, 2022, 05:06 AM
Apr 2022

their penises are going to fall off on victory day May 9. I would miss doing things like that.

hlthe2b

(113,212 posts)
3. Wait & see might be the best option. i'm not registered, but I gave my doggie a throwaway email and
Tue Apr 26, 2022, 05:22 AM
Apr 2022

registered her. Never posted or followed (well I guess she followed Betty White- lol) and never even liked anything. I only did it so I could continue to use internet-only access to a few accounts like Laurence Tribe and Neil Katyal and I never downloaded the app.

But apparently, Musk intends to make all accounts non-anonymous. That might help some issues, but I won't share personal information with him anymore I would FB (and I never registered there either).

So, I guess I'll continue as is until I (or my sweet doggy girl is tossed off).

CapnSteve

(393 posts)
6. Take the red pill... the real world is waiting for you!
Tue Apr 26, 2022, 06:19 AM
Apr 2022

Unplug from Vitual Reality, the Metaverse, all of it. Plug into real life.

Native

(7,328 posts)
8. I'm staying to see how it all plays out, and by blocking the MAGATS
Tue Apr 26, 2022, 06:44 AM
Apr 2022

you are effectively denying them the forum to antagonize. The idiots were spewing 'Bye Felicia' tweets to the 'libs' yesterday. It made it super easy to identify and block their stupid asses. When the people I follow leave, then there will be no reason to stay, but for now it's not yet a done deal with Musk, and it's still the first place to find breaking news. And for a news junkie like me, that's valuable.

woodsprite

(12,563 posts)
10. My daughter said that every Liberal, Progressive, Democrat
Tue Apr 26, 2022, 07:34 AM
Apr 2022

Should open 5-10 Twitter accounts to flood their platform against Trumpers.

CentralMass

(16,908 posts)
11. How is the Orange Anus's social media platform doing without a non-wingnut
Tue Apr 26, 2022, 09:07 AM
Apr 2022

Membership ? I think it just the opposite. Leave Twitter in mass and leave it in vacuum. Leave it to the bag of assholes Musk is going to let in.

Bluesaph

(1,023 posts)
16. All good answers!
Tue Apr 26, 2022, 11:54 AM
Apr 2022

So much diversity in thought here!

That’s what I told my slowly getting more and more conservative son in law yesterday. You can’t herd liberals like you can conservatives.

That says SOMETHING about intellect.

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