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trump fake lawsuits are just another ploy for donations... (Original Post)
IcyPeas
Jul 2021
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Demobrat
(8,969 posts)1. Stupid is as stupid does
Dig deep, morons.
TheRealNorth
(9,478 posts)2. Low IQ Trumpers better look for any boxes they need to uncheck.
Lest they agree to make weekly donations to the Trump Crime fund.
PSPS
(13,590 posts)3. They better hurry. This baseless suit will be thrown out at its first hearing.
riversedge
(70,186 posts)4. We can only hope it will be.
PSPS
(13,590 posts)7. It will be. A private platform cannot be compelled to carry content it doesn't want.
That's the essence of the first amendment. This is just another grift. The suit will be dismissed on, ironically, first amendment grounds. This is first-year law stuff. Do we know it was actually filed, or is this just another "we are going to" thing? That would be something to read -- lots of kraken for sure.
keithbvadu2
(36,770 posts)5. When it was a 700% match...
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100214266679
"His campaign is like a get-rich-quick scheme gone bad!"
Donald, I'll send you $1,000.
You get the 700% match, making it $8,000 total. You send me back $3,000 and keep the $5,000. I will verify that you improved my economy and you get $5,000 that you did not have before.
Win/win for both of us.
I'm not greedy.
You get more than half.
"His campaign is like a get-rich-quick scheme gone bad!"
Donald, I'll send you $1,000.
You get the 700% match, making it $8,000 total. You send me back $3,000 and keep the $5,000. I will verify that you improved my economy and you get $5,000 that you did not have before.
Win/win for both of us.
I'm not greedy.
You get more than half.
Deuxcents
(16,182 posts)6. That old saying..
..A fool n his money are soon departed..? Cant believe some dont see thru this grift
no_hypocrisy
(46,080 posts)8. 1) He's supposed to be a billionaire. Why give him your money?
2) Donations won't be tax-deductible.
...
LetMyPeopleVote
(145,129 posts)10. Why Trump's 'class-action lawsuit' is so hard to take seriously
I agree with Steve Benen/ This is a fundraising stunt
Link to tweet
Complicating matters just a bit more, there have been related cases along these lines, and they've all failed: private social-media companies are not arms of the government, judges have ruled, and they have the authority to regulate content. Similarly, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which protects companies from such lawsuits, still exists, Trump's incessant whining about the provision notwithstanding.
So why bother? Why go through the motions with a misguided public-relations stunt, rooted entirely in dubious claims and conspiracy theories that don't make any sense?
There's no great mystery here: "Before Mr. Trump was done speaking, both the National Republican Congressional Committee and the National Republican Senatorial Committee had sent text messages about the lawsuit and asked for contributions. Mr. Trump's political action committee sent its own solicitation shortly after the event ended. 'Donate NOW,' it said."
I don't doubt that many will fall for this. Republican voters who've been conditioned to believe that Twitter and Facebook are big meanies toward conservatives will likely grab their credit cards to show their support for Trump and this pointless exercise.
But that doesn't mean this lawsuit has merit; it means the opposite
So why bother? Why go through the motions with a misguided public-relations stunt, rooted entirely in dubious claims and conspiracy theories that don't make any sense?
There's no great mystery here: "Before Mr. Trump was done speaking, both the National Republican Congressional Committee and the National Republican Senatorial Committee had sent text messages about the lawsuit and asked for contributions. Mr. Trump's political action committee sent its own solicitation shortly after the event ended. 'Donate NOW,' it said."
I don't doubt that many will fall for this. Republican voters who've been conditioned to believe that Twitter and Facebook are big meanies toward conservatives will likely grab their credit cards to show their support for Trump and this pointless exercise.
But that doesn't mean this lawsuit has merit; it means the opposite
UTUSN
(70,681 posts)11. So does each jurisdiction have to rule "frivolous" - when does the *weight* of frivolity happen?