My original post was stating Parler's options. With the thought that their host is not "safe" unless it was one of three options. The fact that their website is public means they did not take option #1. So I expect their new host can be taken down quite easily. Unless it actually is Russia. Which I think is the most likely destination for Republican media. But option #3 is always there, if they get tired of running away.
Ok, Let's just look at that first post
"Ultimately if Democrats continue to pursue a "you will filter content to our liking", then any host or solution for them will be temporary and Parler will be chased into one of three options. All of them beyond the reach of US laws and judicial oversight.
- Underground market.
- Hostile Foreign nation.
- Red State that secedes the Union.
It has no other choice if boycotts are continued."
In that post, you basically are blaming democrats for what's going on. As I've said, as you have, R's are heavily relying on an alt-reality bubble. For some time (years and years), social media sites have gone along with it due to the enormous revenue involved, even tho much of it was breaching the ToS. This really had nothing to do with Democrats, unless your proposing that the Democrats have been forging social media sites ToS for them, with intent to specifically target conservatives and their alt-reality bubble. And before you answer, think about which party ran congress while social media became what it is today.
I think we both know that's really not the case.
I mean, who cares which option they choose? They could literally host it in the USA if they put their money where their mouth is.
As for my reply and quote... more than one poster is somehow outraged and indignant over the idea that there is partisan fighting in America.
I dunno which posts your specifically referring to, but I would suspect that they're replying to the partisan presentation of your opinion. You've been basically blaming the democrats it seems. Whether that's your intention or not, I dunno, but a few posts definitely have that feel to it, or outright said like above.
As if the idea of content moderating / filtering is non-partisan. I am stating that they are wrong to call it non-partisan, and I am demonstrating my point by highlighting the American Divide with people who live in an alt-reality, are part of a religious cult, and who happen to want our blood because we stole an election from them.
Ok, but when you say it's partisan, what do YOU mean? I agree with you that a huge portion of our country lives in an alt-reality bubble, and it's enough ensnare the rest of us along for the ride.
But it doesn't mean they get to steam roll the rest of us with domestic terrorism. This is the end result of 50 years of radicalization, it's been a long time coming, and Trump stepped in at the right moment to capitalize on it, literally, for his benefit.
I've heard more violent rhetoric in my life than I care for, and almost ALL of it have been from religious conservatives.
I want... for posters here to wake up and do not pretend that the battle over Parler and content moderation isn't Republican VS Democrat? You called my original post "pushing a conspiracy theory". WTF is that? The backlash my first post received, from multiple posters, was shocking and radically off base from any purpose I had in originally posting in this topic. The reply is simply an address of those responses. I thank you for at least engaging even if there remains a huge gap in mutual understanding. Some of the other posts however....
See my first sentence. You're saying it's a partisan battle. I'm saying it's the end result of an increasing partisan divide and that the social media sites are now enforcing their already existing ToS.
The conspiracy theory you're pushing is that the Democrats are literally driving Twitter's policy, or FB's policy. That's bullshit. These sites have had ToS for a really long time that has been breached repeatedly by certain members. As I've said before, sites like FB and TW dug their own grave by not enforcing them, in trade for huge monetary gains.
You may disagree, but that's what's going on here. I'm of the opinion that if social media dies over this, we'll all be better for it. It's a huge net negative for society.
I will also say that conservatives getting a taste of their own medicine (which they've been dishing out for centuries) is quite entertaining. I mean, if America's gonna burn, I'm gonna make some smores.