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luv2fly

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Sat Jan 30, 2021, 09:34 AM Jan 2021

The sedition no one is talking about may be more damaging than the Capitol riots

The sedition no one is talking about may be more damaging than the Capitol riots
Robert Reich
January 30, 2021

The sudden lurch from Trump to Biden is generating vertigo all over Washington, including the so-called fourth branch of government – CEOs and their army of lobbyists.

CEOs are being hailed – and hailing themselves – as guardians of democracy. That's after saying they will no longer donate to the 147 Republican members of Congress who objected to the certification of Biden electors, on the basis of Trump's lies about widespread fraud.

*snip*

When Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg shut Trump's Facebook account, he declared: "You just can't have a functioning democracy without a peaceful transition of power."

But where was Zuckerberg's concern for a "functioning democracy" when he amplified Trump's bigotry and lies for over four years?

More at:

https://www.rawstory.com/social-media/

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