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TECH TYRANNY: Twitter Bans James Woods For Paraphrasing American Philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson

Twitter is at it again.

Twitter banned conservative actor James Woods over the weekend for paraphrasing American essayist, poet and philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson, for “abusive behavior.”

James Woods tweeted, “If you try to kill the King, you better not miss.” #HangThemAll – similar to a quote from an essay Emerson wrote on Plato: “When you strike at a king, you must kill him.”

Fellow conservative actor Adam Baldwin tweeted a screenshot of the message Twitter sent James Woods.

“You may not engage in the targeted harassment of someone, or incite other people to do so. We consider abusive behavior an attempt to harass, intimidate, or silence someone else’s voice,” Twitter’s messaged stated.

Oh the irony. […]

Read the full story from The Gateway Pundit


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