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fescuerescue

(4,448 posts)
Tue Mar 20, 2018, 12:26 PM Mar 2018

Trump is the second President of the Social Media age

Last edited Tue Mar 20, 2018, 06:24 PM - Edit history (1)

And he weaponized it and pointed that weapon at our heads.

Using it to collect untold riches from foreign governments, and turn our own psyches against it.


This alone is reason enough to impeach him, and ban candidates from social media.

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Trump is the second President of the Social Media age (Original Post) fescuerescue Mar 2018 OP
Social Media Case Study: How Barack Obama Became President NCTraveler Mar 2018 #1
If you want young people to start voting, banning candidates from social media is counterproductive bearsfootball516 Mar 2018 #2
yea but Obama didn't use it to campaign and collect contributions fescuerescue Mar 2018 #8
"..Obama didn't use it to campaign and collect contributions"....really? AncientGeezer Mar 2018 #11
Well you aren't russian fescuerescue Mar 2018 #13
Not really true. Obama was. blake2012 Mar 2018 #3
Yes, Obama was the first to use social media to organize in 2008. Cattledog Mar 2018 #7
Um, no. WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2018 #4
And the social media age just collapsed C_U_L8R Mar 2018 #5
Forgot? fescuerescue Mar 2018 #9
They may have paid it some lip service along the way. C_U_L8R Mar 2018 #10
Correction . . . fleur-de-lisa Mar 2018 #6
tRump can't fucking communicate bdamomma Mar 2018 #14
No he isn't JI7 Mar 2018 #12
Wrong n/t malaise Mar 2018 #15
You don't think he weaponized social media? fescuerescue Mar 2018 #16
How it it nitpicking when that is your thread Title malaise Mar 2018 #17
Well I would hope people would read the post fescuerescue Mar 2018 #18
I edited the headline fescuerescue Mar 2018 #19
Nah if the headline is wrong most of us won't read on malaise Mar 2018 #21
Thank you. Tipperary Mar 2018 #20
you are very welcome fescuerescue Mar 2018 #22
 

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)
1. Social Media Case Study: How Barack Obama Became President
Tue Mar 20, 2018, 12:28 PM
Mar 2018
https://devumi.com/2017/12/social-media-case-study-how-barack-obama-became-president/

"ban candidates from social media."

I want to put the ROTFL smilie here but I'm trying to be more polite these days.

bearsfootball516

(6,376 posts)
2. If you want young people to start voting, banning candidates from social media is counterproductive
Tue Mar 20, 2018, 12:30 PM
Mar 2018

It played a huge role in helping Obama get elected.

fescuerescue

(4,448 posts)
8. yea but Obama didn't use it to campaign and collect contributions
Tue Mar 20, 2018, 01:09 PM
Mar 2018

Is Trump more evil than Obama was good? (id have to think about that one)

I think social media needs to be heavily regulated.
 

AncientGeezer

(2,146 posts)
11. "..Obama didn't use it to campaign and collect contributions"....really?
Tue Mar 20, 2018, 03:00 PM
Mar 2018

He actually did utilize SM to both campaign and fund raise...I donated several times to the campaign Online

C_U_L8R

(44,997 posts)
5. And the social media age just collapsed
Tue Mar 20, 2018, 12:42 PM
Mar 2018

under the weight of its own greed and corruption.
They forgot about trust, integrity and the users.

bdamomma

(63,836 posts)
14. tRump can't fucking communicate
Tue Mar 20, 2018, 06:12 PM
Mar 2018

that's why he uses social media(twitter) speaking in phrases and (CAPS).

He is an idiot or not well versed in communicating. He is a loser period.

fescuerescue

(4,448 posts)
16. You don't think he weaponized social media?
Tue Mar 20, 2018, 06:19 PM
Mar 2018

or just nitpicking on who is the first to use it?

I don't like editing posts, but I'm certainly willing to amend the thought that Trump is the first President to use social media against us.

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