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Did you quit Twitter due to Elon purchasing it? That seems odd. He seems to be motivated by allowing more voices into the conversation. It was a “whatever the government narrative is” platform that will now be open to those allowed to question state narratives. As a writer (and a lover of the first amendment), I assumed that would draw more people to Twitter. It is weird to see people, who had no issues with Twitter when it engaged in censorship, leave when that censorship is relieved, at least a little.

Having said that, I too love the long form conversations and reporting that can occur on platforms like Substack and through podcast. Through those outlets, like Rogan’s show and reading writers who were banned for questioning the truthfulness of the pandemic narrative (which were all proven correct over time), it allows the reader or listener to actually hear an issue be discussed in depth, and it covers both sides of an argument that just cannot exist in 280 characters, especially when at least a quarter of the responses are most likely bot accounts.

So I would encourage you, if you’re interested in finding truth and not just a like minded audience, to continue to engage on Twitter, Substack, and other outlets. This is the only way to have the debates necessary to keep those in power checked by the press (which is currently just a propaganda arm for the Democrat Party, except Fox News, which is just propaganda for the Republican Party) and “We the people.” There is a shift occurring, away from those cheerleading operations and toward actual debate. Your voice is needed (and everyone else’s) to find the answers to what type of society we want. Do we want the social compact outlined in our declaration and constitution, or, are we going to continue to see it be degraded by those who swore to uphold and defend it, specifically, politicians and the press?

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Nope. I'm an addict in recovery, and have found certain social media platforms to be more addictive for me personally. You can check out my post about it here though. https://sarajbenincasa.substack.com/p/quitting-can-be-fun

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That makes total sense. Thanks for an adult response, unlike some of the other responses, which are further exhibits of the points I outlined. Congrats on your recovery! One day at a time!

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If you really believe that Musk has any genuine interest in facilitating the publication of increased diverse opinion and/or freeing up content without mitigation of the simplistic, abusive and quarrelsome, then I'm surprised. Clearly you are intelligent and articulate and in favour of genuine discourse. My feeling is that all indications are that Musk is not of similar ilk.

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Jesus, dude. Calm down.

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Thanks James for this important comment. I thought the same thing. Been scratching my head in disbelief for two years as so many went along happily with censorship of every kind.

Not on Twitter but I am excited to see many voices returned to this outlet so once again open conversations can ensue

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You’re hilarious. Your understanding of Elon, Rogan, and the pandemic is hilarious. You are one of the silliest clowns, and for that i thank you

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Yes, the “you are one of the silliest clown” argument is incredibly powerful and totally the retort of a mature adult. Tell me you’re a Leftist without telling me you’re a Leftist.

Inform me, please, on the “pandemic” and the “treatment.”

What ingredients are in the “vaccine?”

Does the “vaccine” prevent infection or transmission?

Did government officials, from Trump, Fauci, And Birx, down to Biden and his regime, claim that the “vaccine” prevented infection and transmission of the virus?

Where did the virus come from and how did it get released? What evidence do you have to support any claims you make?

Is it constitutional for the government (or anyone else) to require someone to inject unknown drugs into their bloodstream in order to keep their job?

Why were certain doctors censored on Twitter and other platforms for their information regarding the early treatment of patients with Covid?

Did states with draconian lockdowns and mask mandates decrease the spread of the virus compared to states who did not?

Were the lockdowns and mask mandates constitutional? If so, where in the Constitution provides the federal government that authority?

These are just a few questions that would be answered already if you lived in a free country with a free press. What we have is government propaganda arms. They are not interested in being honest (I mean we’ve had 9,000 hearing on Jan 6th where apparently 500 boomers are capable of overthrowing the greatest government and military on the earth without using a single firearm), they are interested in their “team” winning “elections.” The Right has their own propagandist, but there is only one channel for that. What we need is a citizenry that desires to hold both sides to what the Constitution says, and nothing more or less. However, I feel like the blue koolaid has stained your dress due to how quickly you sucked the bottom out of that cup!

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Twitter is going the way of unregulated, unsafe social sites. Such unsafe platforms are literally trolled by machines and it's users are regularly victims manipulated by these troll farms, hate accounts and disinfo algorithms, often encouraged or paid for by foreign entities that have zero interest in democracy or the health of it's people. Telegram, Rumble for example are nearly all Ru operations designed to convert users to extremism, spread disinfo and act as a collective place for extremism and hate. Ask a real OSInt researcher who studies this, it's factually clear, but they are crushed by opposition and greed and people like you spreading falsities about constitutional rights.

Such sites are often strongly associated with Ru disinfo operations. It's literally the modern day version of active measures or ideological subversion flowering from it's cold war roots.

See this:

https://youtu.be/tR_6dibpDfo

Once you hopefully make the connection, you'll realize how wrong you are, and see how it's infected our social fabric as designed. These aren't single users with one account, it's a machine, a disinfo engine.

But you do you, or are you Ru too.

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Think: Digital Red Dawn

They didn't send military equipment to destroy democracy like in the movie.

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