Years after being founded Twitter developed significant userbase, it also became the official channel of communication for the powerful in Washington D.C.
Many
Democrats claimed Twitter's lack of regulations was a major factor behind
Donald Trump's amazing victory in 2016.
As
part of remedial action, Twitter began targeting conservatives.
All
through the Trump presidency, there were allegations that Twitter was suppressing
conservative voices.
Anti-Trump
trends, which probably were the product of Democrat trolls, were promoted.
Occasionally the mainstream media reported these trends as if they were
public opinion. The news would feed the trend and the cycle continued.
Disclaimers
were added to many of Trump's and other GOP leaders' tweets, while Democrats
could spread misinformation unchallenged.
Twitter
had become a platform of disinformation and perception building for the Democrats.
Twitter’s
abuse of power reached its heights in October 2020 when the platform
locked the account of the NY Post for tweeting their reports about Hunter
Biden’s shady
business dealings Biden and
his 'laptop from hell'.
Twitter
had suppressed the most important story of the 2020 Presidential elections and
had meddled with the elections. A news buster poll revealed
that 16% of Biden voters would have voted differently had they known
of Hunter’s shady businesses.
When
Elon Musk clinched a deal to buy Twitter for $44 billion, he pledged to
restore free speech on the platform.
This
obviously incurred the wrath of self-righteous Democrats who are fanatic
subscribers to the groupthink and presume only they should be allowed to
express themselves freely.
The
Democrats viewed it as an invasion of their province.
Upon
the purchase, Musk became the face of Twitter, his Twitter bio read ‘Chief
Twit’ which was changed to "Twitter Complaint Hotline
Operator".
Musk
trolled
Hillary Clinton for claiming the attack on Paul Pelosi was due to the
toxic MAGA rhetoric.
There
were photos of Musk during the first day of the Twitter takeover and
reports about a slew of firings
and resignations.
Musk
also called
on independent voters to support Republicans during the midterms
The
establishment never takes kindly to challenges. The power acuminated
over decades wasn't going to be relinquished in weeks.
The
control of one of the preferred platforms for the narrative building wasn't
going to be ceded.
Those
accustomed to privilege begin to think of equality as discrimination
It
hence wasn't a question of if, but when D.C. would strike back at Musk. It was
just a matter of the apt chance.
A
week ago Musk rolled out the new
Twitter Blue with verification where anyone can pay $8 per month for
their blue tick.
This
caused myriad spurious but verified accounts to emerge. Biden, Bush, Blair,
Pope Francis, Jesus, etc. were impersonated with
Blue-ticked
accounts, also not spared were firms such as Tesla, Nintendo British
Petroleum, Eli
Lily, Lockheed Martin, etc. Clearly, the feature was launched without even
an elementary risk assessment.
This
was the opportunity that Democrats were looking for. Hence they collaborated
with their foremost PR firm, The Washington Post, which masquerades as a news
organization.
A
WaPo columnist Geoffrey A. Fowler created a verified account of Sen. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) via the new
Twitter Blue, with Markey's permission.
Next
Markey then wrote to Musk criticizing the platform's new policies.
The
following is a key except
“…..your
Twitter takeover, rapid and haphazard imposition of platform changes, removal
of safeguards against disinformation, and firing of large numbers of Twitter
employees have accelerated Twitter’s descent into the Wild West of social
media.”
https://twitter.com/SenMarkey/status/1591164312168824832
The
fake Markey account was suspended as was the Twitter Blue program.
Musk
responded rather churlishly to Markey
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1591813228119855104
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1591817319143313408
This
caused a seemingly infuriated Markey to warn Musk to fix his companies and
followed by a threat of government intervention.
It
wasn't just Twitter, Markey was targeting is all firms run by Musk.
https://twitter.com/SenMarkey/status/1591827463583453190
This
isn’t the first time Markey has gone after Musk.
Back
in June, Markey demanded stricter scrutiny of Tesla, when the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration revealed that Tesla vehicles were in
roughly 70 percent of the crashes involving advanced driver-assistance systems
in a recent period.
In
August 2021, the time when Musk was involved in a back-and-forth about taking
over Twitter, Sens Markey and Blumenthal (D-Conn.) expressed “serious concerns” and asked for the Federal Trade
Commission to launch an investigation into Tesla.
Last even Biden claimed that Musk's relationships with foreign countries merit an investigation.
So
what could they do now?
If
the Democrats retain a majority in the House, various congressional committees
could investigate Musk and compel him to testify.
Markey
currently sits on, the Committee on Energy and Commerce and its Subcommittee on
Communications and Technology. Markey could initiate an investigation.
We
saw how the Democrats ran probes on Trump. The goal was not to find facts but
to push narratives. The politicized and weaponized DOJ and FBI were always
eager foot soldiers and the media willingly amplified spurious claims by citing
‘sources’.
This
is probably what they have in mind for Musk.
The
goal is to make the process the equivalent of punishment. The scope of investigations
can be expanded citing shocking discoveries. As rich and powerful as Musk is, he
cannot possibly take on the might of the government.
They
could investigate his finances and his other business. They could interview
friends, former girlfriends, disgruntled employees, and recently fired Twitter
employees, and some of the interviewees could be encouraged to fabricate.
Musk
will have to hire lawyers to challenge or respond to the investigations, the
back and forth will cost money and time. It will also cause stress for Musk
personally and that is one of the goals
They
will build a perception that Musk is reckless, he has shown some proof of that
following his Twitter takeover. They will also claim he is uncaring, bigoted,
arrogant, entitled, and corrupt.
This
would make him a pariah and give an excuse for others to boycott him for ‘moral
reasons'. If they could isolate a country such as Russia, they could easily do it
to Musk.
Even
if Musk's name is cleared, the perception will remain.
The
establishment would want to make an example out of Musk for challenging the
status quo as they did with Trump.
Could
Musk end this by appeasing the Democrats, and rehiring the old team to retain
the status quo?
But
that is unlikely to occur, hence the Democrats have made up their mind that
Musk has to be ‘disciplined’. They must have been infuriated by
Musk's endorsement of the Republicans for the midterms.
It
is most unfortunate and sad that this has become the norm in the US, a country
the world regards as a capitalist superpower that fervently promotes freedom
and ardently supports the spirit of enterprise and entrepreneurship.
The
Democrats with their abuse of power have made the US seem like a third-world
dictatorship that only rewards loyalists while it persecutes even the slightest
form of dissent.
Will
the GOP attempt to stop this madness if they win a majority in the House?
We know the answer to that
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