Republicans are threatening to hold hearing to compel corporations to advertise on twitter

[DemocratSinceBirth]

There is rampant antisemitism, racism, Holocaust denial, homophobia, and transphobia on the site. Oh, and thirteen percent of the content is porn. What happens when the CEO's bring the receipts and say they can't underwrite this dreck with our ad dollars?



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President & Founding Partner of
@Cavalry
, LLC. Former Chief of Staff and campaign manager to
@leadermcconnell
Co-Host of
@ruthlesspodcast

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[Me.]

1. They Are Threatening...Period

[DemocratSinceBirth]

3. I doubt they go through with it.

The receipts are everywhere.

[Me.]

12. Well To Begin With

I believe that move would be illegal and...I wonder how it would affect the big money they get from corporations

[MiHale]

2. So wonderful to live in such a free country...

[tanyev]

4. Fascists gonna fash.

fascism noun

fas·​cism | ˈfa-ˌshi-zəm also ˈfa-ˌsi-
Definition of fascism

1 often capitalized : a political philosophy, movement, or regime (such as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition

2 : a tendency toward or actual exercise of strong autocratic or dictatorial control

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fascism?utm_campaign=sd&utm_medium=serp&utm_source=jsonld

[iemanja]

5. That won't make it by the Supreme Court

Property rights rule in our system.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

6. Musk bought twitter so he and his devotees could own the libs and slay their favorite cows

The challenge is advertisers are fleeing in droves.

[KS Toronado]

9. Would that be Devin Nunes?

[BannonsLiver]

17. You trust the Council of 6?

You’ve got more faith than I do.

[iemanja]

18. You think they are going to cross corporations?

What country do you think we live in?

[BannonsLiver]

19. An emerging fascist state.

But you didn’t answer my question.

[iemanja]

20. It has nothing to do with trust

It's the fact we live in a capitalist system, and SCOTUS are guardians of that system. It's not like SCOTUS' supporting corporations benefits average folks.

[BannonsLiver]

22. You're fighting the last war.

One where there were norms. We’re on to the next war, where there are no norms. And besides, the GOP has been turning on corporations for a while now, with the possible exception of the oil and gas industry. I hear republicans railing against woke corporate America all the time. Doesn’t sound pro corporate America to me. And there’s no reason to believe The Council of 6 will stem that tide. Probably the opposite. The SCOTUS is an entirely political entity now.

[iemanja]

24. I guess we'll see

if the GOP does implement their wack job proposal.

[ProfessorGAC]

28. The Fascists Needed The Corporations

Mussolini twisted himself into a pretzel to get the industrialists & bankers on his side.
I agree with most of your post, but I don't think you can ignore that, absent nationalization, no dictator obtained & retained power without big business on their side.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

7. RepubliCON "free enterprise" is fake free enterprise. . . . nt

[RockRaven]

8. Whether it is the Repukes or Mush, both are making a very strong case for companies who

don't currently advertise on Twitter to NEVER break the seal, no matter how cheap ads get in the future. Their threats are flashing lights and blaring klaxons screaming "It's a trap!" Why the fuck would a company put their head in that noose?

I cannot imagine a stronger disincentive to entering into business with a company than a threat that Republicans in Congress will make your company a FOXNews talking point if you don't continue that business relationship forever, no matter what the psychopath owner and his trollish fanboys do in the future. What could go wrong?

[Wednesdays]

10. Link?

This is news to me.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

25. Voila

President & Founding Partner of
@Cavalry
, LLC. Former Chief of Staff and campaign manager to
@leadermcconnell
Co-Host of
@ruthlesspodcast

Link to tweet

[ProfessorGAC]

11. So, The Business World...

...is no longer capable of making all the best decisions?
When did that happen? They've been saying that for 45 years, but the government now knows what's best for business?
That's darned convenient.

[dweller]

13. What if repugs hold hearings

and no one listens ?
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[lindysalsagal]

14. Then we really are heading for fascism. Government controlled private business decisions.

Great. Wonderful. It's insanity.

[mzmolly]

15. Wha?

Just when you think things can't get more bizarre.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

16. That's their definition of free enterprise.

Free for the elite.

[Ocelot II]

21. So whatever happened to a system of free enterprise in which companies

can decide how they should conduct their business without interference from the government? I thought the GOP was all into that sort of thing.

[Turbineguy]

23. Sounds like a shit-hole country to me

Are they going to nationalize businesses who don't comply?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

27. Maybe

[Aristus]

26. Powerful corporations who thought they'd keep a stable of pet politicians

may have to learn the hard way that pets can sometimes bite the hand that feeds them.