I remember learning in first grade that our freedom as Americans stops where it infringes on the rights of others. If your idea of "freedom of speech" is inciting violence, and you are the head of state of a country with a robust nuclear arsenal...1/?

2/? then the First Amendment is there to protect the people FROM you, not to protect you from being told you are violating the rules of a social media platform.

The Bill of Rights was not written to protect emperors and kings. It was written to protect us from emperors and kings. It was written so the PEOPLE could speak out without fear of persecution. 3/?

News flash: If you are the Praesid*nt of these United States, the power differential is such that you need to LISTEN to people rather than talk over them. By insisting on your "rights" to incite racism and violence, you are trampling the rights of others underfoot.

Also? I have been afraid since 2016 to really speak my mind on this website because of the awful threats and harassment others have experienced. But I fear my window to speak my mind may be drawing short, and I want to say clearly that the free speech of the PEOPLE is threatened.

I'm a carefully guarded person, and I dread what this thread is going to do to my mentions, but I will not have the rights of my countryfolk threatened and pretend it is allowable, inevitable or moral. I love you all. Be kind when you can.