• IndustryStandard@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    You can tell Andy is European because he does not understand American politics.

    If you say anything positive about an American politician it means you will stan them for life and support all their actions unconventionally.

    Likewise if you say anything negative about an American politician it means hate everything they stand for.

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      1 day ago

      The communication that kicked off this whole thing was saying something positive about Trump and something negative about Democrats in direct comparison, on an issue that the Democrats are actually way better on.

      It’s not just saying something positive about a political official or party. It’s actively saying “this party is better than that party.” And he was wrong on the merits of the statement.

      And then amplifying the message using an official account is where it went off the rails. CEOs are allowed to have opinions as individuals. But when the official account backs up the CEO, then we can rightly be skeptical that the platform itself will be administered in a fair way.

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      1 day ago

      If you say anything positive about an American politician it means you will stan them for life and support all their actions unconventionally.

      There is nothing positive about the GOP, Trump, or the American Reich Wing.