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Charlie Kirk: “Elon Musk liberating Twitter will go down as one of the greatest free speech victories in the history of western civilization.”

Almost always, when someone speaks of a current event being "one of the greatest victories in the history of (whatever)", it's merely hyperbole.

In this case, however, Kirk may very well be correct.

If someone had told me two years ago that I would soon be using Twitter as my primary news source and that I would rely on it to such an extent that I pray to God to keep its owner safe from harm, I would have not believed it. I would have laughed in that person's face.

But, here we are. Twitter has eclipsed every other news source at my disposal. With its millions of users who comprise a decentralized network of stringers and with its lack of corporate masters who strangle and mutate facts and truth in the mainstream news media, and with a lesser degree of censorship found in any large-scale internet platform, Twitter has become a refuge for unmitigated truth.

To be sure, Twitter has oceans of bullshit through which a user must wade and it should not be lost upon any of us that this is a natural consequence of mostly unfettered speech. Twitter does have its rules and policies and it is possible for the most well-meaning user to run afoul of these mechanisms, but show me any other web entity on the grand scale of Twitter, where the truth may still be found.

My reliance on Twitter is such that when, in the last 24 hours, Twitters connections which allow other venues to embed and display its content went down overnight, I was somewhat panicked, because of the hundreds of posts in this forum which were affected by this glitch, and disheartened at the prospect of this (for whatever cause or reason) being a permanent state of affairs. If that were the case, the forum would mostly lose its conduit to this valuable asset of free speech. Fortunately, this turned out to be a temporary state of affairs, and now corrected.

A week or so ago, when the house in Virginia blew up, Twitter had the story and video hours before any national news agency. A Fox D.C. affiliate had the story the quickest, but it was still more than 90 minutes after Twitter had the story. As someone who worked in newspaper and TV news in years past, I tell you that this is thrilling to see and to recognize its significance. To see multiple news agencies lining up in the comments of the posted video on Twitter, asking its publisher "Do we have your permission to use your video?"- over and over- it was something to see.

This is a significant indication of what is possible with the input of the more than 300 million Twitter users.

I agree with Mr. Kirk's assessment of the immeasurable value of Twitter for the coming election, and for the day-to-day fight against the globalist maggots who- quite literally- seek to remove a substantial portion of the world's population from this existence. In that respect, Elon Musk may go down as one of the greatest champions of humanity in this century, and like Charlie Kirk's observations on the matter, this may also ended up being no exaggeration at all.

My very great thanks to forum member Patrick-SP2022, who has created a most valuable tool for the forum- the Twit-Bedder.


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I'm a huge fan of what Musk has done with the company. I'm still calling it Twitter also, don't know if I'll ever get used to calling it X.

I thought it was hilarious when the lefties were whining about their follower count going down since Musk took over. Musk was doing what he said he was going to do and killing off bot accounts, and cleaning up the place.




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Moses liberated the Israelites from Pharaoh.

The Allies liberated France from the Nazi.

Musk liberated conservatives from leftist Twitter censorship.


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Totally, agree! Finally reactivated my Twitter account last month after years of inactivity.




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Amen. We owe Mr. Musk.



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I find myself going to Twitter more and more each day and less and less to other sources.

It’s almost like it’s taken over as the Drudge Report of 2023, remember when that was the place to find all the latest breaking news?


 
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I joined TwiXXer because of this truth aa short while back.




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Also of great significance is this. Those who hold sway over the corporate media thought they could silence Tucker Carlson, but like their efforts against Donald Trump, they succeeded only in making Carlson stronger.

And then Musk reinstated Alex Jones, and then Carlson facilitated Jones' redemption.

And there are many others.

Keep Elon Musk in your prayers. In some ways, Musk is more of a threat to these vile people than is Donald Trump.

https://twitter.com/atensnut/s.../1736045649949241693

 
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I actually joined X last week for the first time. I feel it is now useful and free enough for me to have an account there. I probably won't post much, but I like to read some of the commentary.

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I finally got on a social media platform outside of gun forums because Musk made it an even playing field. Before that I wouldn’t dream of getting on twitter.




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In this case I don’t think it’s hyperbole at all. We all remember the direction all of social media was headed and headed their fast. After Musk bought Twitter and exposed what was going on behind the scenes it was no longer tinfoil hat wearing conspiracy theorists. There was proof the alphabet agencies where steering the ship how they wanted it to be.

I don’t think half the country realizes how bad it would have become if Musk wouldn’t have stepped in. Censorship is bad even when it’s going against your opponent because the next time it could be going against you.
 
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I hope Mr. Musk gives X a useful verb like "tweet" was. It was an interesting word, with possibilities of noun or verb, and has an inherent recognition of a sound.

I think you could name the company X but you could leave the portal as Twitter, similar to Meta and Facebook.

Mr. Musk explained the layoffs of thousands by reminding the interviewer that allowing free speech did not require censorship and software rules.

I wonder where those laid off are working now. Doubtless they are trying to harm America there.


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Now if Musk could create/sell an iPhone replacement, I'd be thrilled (and first in line).
 
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Para, Thanks for the kind words.
I am glad to have been able to come up with a useful forum tool.

Elon Musk has made a significant impact on bringing free speech to the platform.
Prior to his acquisition, I rarely visited the twitter site.
Now I visit it directly on a regular basis and more often by proxy through the forum.




 
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I figured it was about time...so I joined this morning. First time for me dealing with anything on social media.

We'll see how it goes. Smile



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Charlie Kirk: “Elon Musk liberating Twitter will go down as one of the greatest free speech victories in the history of western civilization.”

Almost always, when someone speaks of a current event being "one of the greatest victories in the history of (whatever)", it's merely hyperbole.

In this case, however, Kirk may very well be correct.
He may well be.

All one need do is look at how hard the European Union, the leftists here at home, and the dominant "news" media are trying to kill the platform, and think about what they stand for.

It ain't for nothin' they're trying to kill Twitter/X. And, if they can't kill it, muzzle it to the point it might as well not exist.

Musk ain't havin' it.

I urge anybody who really cares about free speech to not only get a Twitter/X account, but get at least a Basic account ($3/mo. or $32/yr.) or, better yet, Premium account ($8/mo. or $84/yr.) to help support the platform.

Personally, I think it money well spent. And this is coming from a guy who, before Musk acquired the platform, would have nothing whatsoever to do with Twitter.



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As much as I enjoy knowing what's happening at X (formerly known as Twitter) Razz, I will not be joining. Whatever topics over there that's important enough for me to have an interest in will be posted on here, anyway. Cool


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I just need/want a few things to follow so I get actual news and not hyperbolic clickbait.

Any suggestions?




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What Elon Musk did was immeasurable in the world of cyberspace information. Without a doubt, the commies taking control of social media played a huge part in the 2020 and 2022 elections. Musk just evened out the playing field, thus giving conservatives an advantage since the left is completely 100% out of control at this point. His contemptuous attitude towards criticism, scorn, and govt. attacks, while being the wealthiest man on Earth, is an invaluable asset to have in seeking truth in the information world.

And yes, many thanks to Patrick-SP2022 for creating the embedding tool for Twitter posts and videos.



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OK...y'all have convinced me. I'll have to reactivate my account.

I was on Twatter during the Covid bullshit and the pure HATRED and VITRIOL toward us pure-blood, vaccine-free participants was too much to bear. I just had to eject and watch the canopy. Having seen how it's been turned around by Mr. Musk and in no small part on everyone's participation and postings here, I believe I can be lured back into Twitter without fear of being verbally assaulted.

Thanks y'all!!

ETA: It is noted that Elon HAS turned the platform around with the likes of Charlie Kirk, Tucker Carlson, Alex Jones, James Woods, etc., etc. I can't remember if Dennis Prager is on Twitter or not...guess I'll have to look for myself. Smile

The answer...YES! Dennis is alive and well on Twitter. From October...

https://www.deseret.com/2023/1...-prager-detrans-film

Dennis' subject matter in this article would NEVER HAVE BEEN ALLOWED under the old regime pre-Musk.



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