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49. And Musk said "Vox populi, vox Dei."

Sun Nov 20, 2022, 03:08 PM

Nov 2022

I guess he's showing off his smarts with a Latin phrase. Maybe he should include the entire quote for historical reasons.

"An early reference to the expression is in a letter from Alcuin to Charlemagne in 798. The full quotation from Alcuin reads:

Nec audiendi qui solent dicere, Vox populi, vox Dei, quum tumultuositas vulgi semper insaniae proxima sit."

And those people should not be listened to who keep saying the voice of the people is the voice of God, since the riotousness of the crowd is always very close to madness.

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Musk says Trump's Twitter account to be reinstated after poll shows narrow support [View all] groundloop Nov 2022 OP

How many of the pro-Trump votes gab13by13 Nov 2022 #1

My first thought catrose Nov 2022 #28

How awake am *I*?! NOT Much bc my 1st Reaction was - FLA? 2nd was... electric_blue68 Nov 2022 #43

Various reports state that anywhere between 25 and 48% of Musk's followers are fake accounts. Native Nov 2022 #46

My deactivated account disappears completely in about one week. Freethinker65 Nov 2022 #2

Same here. CentralMass Nov 2022 #21

Me too bdamomma Nov 2022 #56

This is what it was all about. C Moon Nov 2022 #3

Bingo! wnylib Nov 2022 #54

What a joke. Sure Elon, real people want Trump back on Twitter lying about reality. OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2022 #4

Supposedly Musk is re-issuing stock in twitter. 58Sunliner Nov 2022 #5

*IGNORE* Blue Owl Nov 2022 #6

How long after Trump tweets that he stole classified materials will he still not be indicted? Orrex Nov 2022 #7

You should do that as a poll on Twitter Farmer-Rick Nov 2022 #40

Rigged election!!! Stop the Reinstatment! sinkingfeeling Nov 2022 #8

So, Elon good buddy...if we can get 51.8% of twitter to advise you to FUCKING QUIT... Enter stage left Nov 2022 #9

He's out to ruin twitter..the money means nothing to him. It's all borrowed from ppl who want it PortTack Nov 2022 #10

If TFG starts using Twitter again, it will be the final nail in the coffin of Truth Social... RockRaven Nov 2022 #11

I really think Trump will do both Farmer-Rick Nov 2022 #41

I suppose I can go back to my goal of being blocked by Trump nt dflprincess Nov 2022 #12

Gosh - what a surprise... BlueIdaho Nov 2022 #13

Step 1. Drive reasonable people off twitter. Step 2. Issue poll about TFG. Pobeka Nov 2022 #14

continuing to fleece the flock just another fleecer republianmushroom Nov 2022 #15

Yo Elon what's the result of the twitter BOSSHOG Nov 2022 #16

Vox Populi Murphyb849 Nov 2022 #17

Hey Murph BOSSHOG Nov 2022 #19

I'm 68 and a USMC vet BidenRocks Nov 2022 #18

"See the soldier with his gun who must be dead to be admired" - Gordon Lightfoot AZLD4Candidate Nov 2022 #25

Thanks for that. BidenRocks Nov 2022 #26

Yeah, they certainly welcomed home our Vietnam Vets Farmer-Rick Nov 2022 #42

VietVet FROM '68 here MedRxx Nov 2022 #45

I can't wait Grokenstein Nov 2022 #20

Just another reason I'm not on Twitter COL Mustard Nov 2022 #22

"Free" is still too much! PatSeg Nov 2022 #33

Just deactivated my account and no I am not joking. cstanleytech Nov 2022 #23

He is desperate. LiberalFighter Nov 2022 #24

Hair furhair wants to stay on Lie Social because for two reasons. Justice matters. Nov 2022 #27

lol As if he wasn't going to do it anyways? Oneironaut Nov 2022 #29

Another clever public relations triumph. Let that sink in. hay rick Nov 2022 #30

Totally bogus poll, no doubt loaded with bot votes LymphocyteLover Nov 2022 #31

What could possibly go wrong? Initech Nov 2022 #32

Nice! truthisfreedom Nov 2022 #34

I wish EM and TFG all the best. Aussie105 Nov 2022 #35

This was Muskie's intent all along. patphil Nov 2022 #36

I have never rooted more for a company to FAIL than I have with Twitter. AngryOldDem Nov 2022 #37

Thanks a lot Eloon. OverBurn Nov 2022 #38

Vox bots, more like Maeve Nov 2022 #39

Shades of BREXIT: The People (and Bots) Have Spoken 51.8% vs 48.2% Revealing the Will of Dog! MedRxx Nov 2022 #44

Excellent! Now we can all create fake Trump Twitter accounts! Native Nov 2022 #47

We live in a silly world. twodogsbarking Nov 2022 #48

And Musk said "Vox populi, vox Dei." TexasBushwhacker Nov 2022 #49

Thank You. I had NO idea that it was a term of opprobrium MedRxx Nov 2022 #58

Choices shoulda been da and nyet Kennah Nov 2022 #50

I wasn't polled and I have a TWitter account. Sounds bogus. Liberty Belle Nov 2022 #51

Great, turmp's inssurection channel is back in full swing SouthernDem4ever Nov 2022 #52

And admit his "Truth Social" is (another!) Trump failure...? Grins Nov 2022 #53

When I think of the damage to the country orangecrush Nov 2022 #55

Elon Musk bdamomma Nov 2022 #57