On The Nature of ‘Free Speech’, as Twitter Bans Trump

John O'Connell
1 min readJan 9, 2021

If you use ‘Free Speech’ as a cover for Incitement of Hated and Violence, you’re not concerned at all about ‘Free Speech’.

Just *your* Speech.

If you claim ‘Freedom of Expression’ yet incited death threats to Colin Kaepernick who simply knelt down, you’re not concerned at all about ‘Freedom of expression’

Just *your* Freedom of Expression.

If you demand reinstatement of a Twitter account after demanding Black Lives Matter accounts were banned, you’re not concerned about Free Speech.

Just that ensuring your voice is louder.

If you claim a Twitter Account amounts to ‘Free Speech’ as a First Amendment Right, know that First Amendment Rights existed several centuries before Twitter, and refer to

And will continue to do so.

And if you sign up to the Terms and Conditions of a Private Company, and break them, repeatedly, despite numerous warnings, to incite an Armed Sedition of Government, know that suspension is the price you pay.

Because you agreed to it.

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John O'Connell

Working for a Global Nonprofit. Campaigner against Racism & Hate Speech. Entrepreneur, Biker, Minimalist, Coffee Addict.