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Got my answer. (Original Post) jillan Jun 2016 OP
Here you go PeaceNikki Jun 2016 #1
ditto Florencenj2point0 Jun 2016 #3
Thanks. jillan Jun 2016 #4
It means bravenak Jun 2016 #2
Not a Hillary supporter, TDale313 Jun 2016 #5
Mocking Trump is punching down? JoePhilly Jun 2016 #6
Nice of you to say what it means but why broadbrush ALL Hillary supporters with a nasty comment? riversedge Jun 2016 #8
More on it..... Segami Jun 2016 #7
Basically it's saying.. "delete your account before you make an even bigger fool of yourself." DCBob Jun 2016 #9
Typical. People who cannot debate turn to silly insults. jillan Jun 2016 #10
Debate on Twitter? joshcryer Jun 2016 #11

PeaceNikki

(27,985 posts)
1. Here you go
Sun Jun 12, 2016, 06:55 PM
Jun 2016
http://fusion.net/story/282905/delete-your-account-meme-best-tweets/

“delete your account” has become the preferred response to tweets, usually made by politicians, that are tone deaf or out of touch in one way or another. These are 10 of the best from years past.
 

bravenak

(34,648 posts)
2. It means
Sun Jun 12, 2016, 06:56 PM
Jun 2016

That whoever gets told to delete your account has said something or somethings so nasty or stupid or evil or whatever, that they need to delete their account and leave social media.
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/delete-your-account

TDale313

(7,820 posts)
5. Not a Hillary supporter,
Sun Jun 12, 2016, 07:05 PM
Jun 2016

But I don't think it's that complicated. When Hillary and Warren aimed it at Trump it was basically "Stop. You're embarrassing yourself." In that context I thought it was pretty funny.

Assume it's pretty much intended to be the same (or a cutsey stfu) when aimed at Bernie supporters or other posters. It's snide, and Hillary supporters have never learned the first rule of politics and comedy: Don't punch down.

 

Segami

(14,923 posts)
7. More on it.....
Sun Jun 12, 2016, 07:11 PM
Jun 2016
But it’s worth noting, to the unfamiliar, that “Delete your account” was not a sudden turn of phrase by a coldblooded social media manager, let alone the candidate herself. The three-word phrase has a long history as a dismissive rejoinder, especially on Twitter.

It translates roughly as “Your tweet or opinion is so bad that you should be immediately disqualified from further participation on the platform.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/10/us/politics/hillary-clinton-to-donald-trump-delete-your-account.html

joshcryer

(62,269 posts)
11. Debate on Twitter?
Sun Jun 12, 2016, 08:18 PM
Jun 2016


Poor Trump, Hillary wouldn't debate him over his debasing statements about Obama's historical endorsement!
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