71. "I think it hurts him, but it remains to be seen whether "deplatforming"" In response to In response to 69 Sun Jan-10-21 01:50 AM by kfine
him (which I put in quotation marks because he's only being banned in the mainstream sense) could have effectively prevented what happened on Jan 6 or prevent future incidents.
His ego and his influence are two very different parameters, imho.
If the goal is to embarrass him and starve him of attention, then of course banning him from mainstream venues where he has the largest audiences will have the desired effect. But if the goal is to reduce the likelihood of future insurgencies/attacks resulting from Trumpism, I don't actually think these bans change much. Twitter was never his mob's center of gravity.
I mean, look how quickly thedonald.win reappeared after they were booted off reddit. Furthermore, only he is being deplatformed not his supporters. So the link between their underworld and mainstream venues remains intact. All he needs is another method to communicate with them, and they could amplify him just the same.
So it kinda just feels like a parent shutting off the house's wi-fi at night, thinking it'll stop their kid from chatting online with their friends... not realizing they can just do it from their phones. To me anyway. I do hope I'm wrong tho.