Kanye West has now been kicked off the new "free speech" version of Twitter, after posting a symbol that combines the Jewish "Star of David" with a swastika, a symbol associated with Naziism.
Kanye's true motivation for posting the symbol cannot be known for certain, but, as a radical Christian, it was probably meant as gesture of radical inclusion and forgiveness.
Kanye's true motivation for posting the symbol cannot be known for certain, but, as a radical Christian, it was probably meant as gesture of radical inclusion and forgiveness.
Unfortunately for Kanye, Twitter's "Chief Twit" Elon Musk chose to interpret it differently, viewing it instead as an incitement to violence:
Just clarifying that his account is being suspended for incitement to violence, not an unflattering pic of me being hosed by Ari.Frankly, I found those pics to be helpful motivation to lose weight!— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 2, 2022
This is the picture that Musk was referring to:
To be honest, Musk's claim that Kanye was "inciting violence" seems to be a bit of stretch. "Distasteful" or "offensive" almost definitely, but violent? Really?
Another possible reason for cancelling Kanye's Twitter is that he was threatening to let Nick Fuentes and Alex Jones use it. Both Fuentes and Jones are, of course, still banned.
Another possible reason why Kanye was banned from Twitter. He was threatening to let Alex Jones and Nick Fuentes use his twatter. pic.twitter.com/00864iPZIL
— Colin Liddell (@cbliddell) December 2, 2022
It must be clear to Musk by now that "free speech" is nowhere near as simple a concept as he thought when he tweeted this a few short days ago:
This is a battle for the future of civilization. If free speech is lost even in America, tyranny is all that lies ahead.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 29, 2022
Hang in there, Elon.
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