It’s both naive & obvious, but it is astonishing how dramatically the world — & US politics — have changed by Donald Trump being unable to tweet.
A lot has happened in the last week, but it’s worth reflecting how different the last 4 years would have been with Trump off Twitter.
A lot has happened in the last week, but it’s worth reflecting how different the last 4 years would have been with Trump off Twitter.
2/ Trump used Twitter as a weapon.
We knew that in real time.
But it turns out it was an almost unique weapon. Without it, he’s not just silenced. He doesn’t have a tool to attack people he disagrees with.
And signal for others to attack those ‘enemies’ in real time.
We knew that in real time.
But it turns out it was an almost unique weapon. Without it, he’s not just silenced. He doesn’t have a tool to attack people he disagrees with.
And signal for others to attack those ‘enemies’ in real time.
3/ Yes, his time in power is ending.
But the key has been taking Twitter away.
The last 7 days would have been far different if Trump had been tweeting.
The last 4 years might have been far different if he hadn’t been — substantively different.
But the key has been taking Twitter away.
The last 7 days would have been far different if Trump had been tweeting.
The last 4 years might have been far different if he hadn’t been — substantively different.
4/ ‘The medium is the message’ (Marshall McLuhan, 1964).
There’s never been a more vivid, more damaging example than the merger of Donald Trump and Twitter.
There’s never been a more vivid, more damaging example than the merger of Donald Trump and Twitter.
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