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@NatashaRomanoff@democracy.town @MariaHill @sullybiker @TonyStark

This is more about how amazon are treating retail in generally.

How far should big tech reach in to everything if we are not careful we could find this current crisis is used to seize even more control

@zleap
Are you planning on mounting an insurrectionist coup to overturn an American presidential election, Paul, and include in that coup forcing your way into federal buildings armed and with equipment clearly meant to take hostages and harm or kill other human beings?
@NatashaRomanoff @MariaHill @sullybiker

@TonyStark @NatashaRomanoff@democracy.town @MariaHill @sullybiker

No, of course not, I am equally concerned as others as to the reach of Big tech

@zleap
Good.

Then you should be for the break up of big tech.

Not defending Nazis being deplatformed.

@NatashaRomanoff @MariaHill @sullybiker

@TonyStark @NatashaRomanoff@democracy.town @MariaHill @sullybiker

That was never my intention defend the de platforming of anyone.

@zleap
Glad to hear it.

I think issues are being conflated here.

There is, allegedly, another insurrectionist attack being planned for Inauguration Day in all 50 states. What -45 said last week is the worst yet, but in line with his racist calls and incitements to violence for 4 years, even further than that if you look. It should all be shoved out of acceptability.

What's truly happened with Amazon is capitalism. They decided it was too risky to be associated with him as a business decision.

I do think Amazon and other big tech has too much power. The solution isn't asking them to leave the Nazis up. It is to reduce their power by not using them at all, for one, and to support regulating it so they pay taxes, pay workers, and so Bezos isn't a billionaire.

I think these are important discussions, but they are taking focus off of a much more serious problem- people attacked our Capitol and want to again. We must focus on stopping that.

@NatashaRomanoff @MariaHill @sullybiker

@TonyStark @NatashaRomanoff@democracy.town @MariaHill @sullybiker

Agreed, sorry if I mis-understood something, along the way here.

Out of interest, if they do impeach president Trump, are there any emergency powers that can be put in place to help the authorities not only deal with this on the ground, but enable the courts to act swiftly and robustly against anyone who tries more of this insurrection.

@zleap
Power would go to Pence. I don't like him, but at least he doesn't appear to want to be involved with this right now.
@NatashaRomanoff @MariaHill @sullybiker

@TonyStark @NatashaRomanoff@democracy.town @MariaHill @sullybiker

I think he has tried to distance himself from Trumps support of the insurrection, he has probably had enough and what happened was the final straw.

@TonyStark
That is the material point. It's 2 different issues and the one that's most important is getting overshadowed.
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@MariaHill @sullybiker

Perhaps on a related note

Github apologises for firing Jewish employee who warned about 'Nazis'

bbc.co.uk/news/technology-5570

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