NPR tweets out Declaration of Independence today, Trump supporters accuse them of partisanship (election, elect)

[cuebald]

Originally Posted by Rakin

BS. I'm a Trump supporter and NPR can tweet the DoI all day long.

No one really cares or will read their tweets.

They have over seven million followers. Someone is reading their tweets.

[GotHereQuickAsICould]

Originally Posted by Natural510

Something about the language in the Declaration regarding a prince who acts as a tyrant being unfit for office made some of his backers assume NPR (and not Thomas Jefferson) was calling the current president a tyrant and that NPR was advocating revolution.
I wonder what made them think that?

‘Calling for a revolution!’: Trump fans ‘triggered’ after NPR tweets out the Declaration of Independence

Oh, this is funny.

NPR reads the Declaration of Independence every Fourth of July.

But this time the cons think NPR is calling advocating revolution against a prince who behaves like a tyrant.

Well, if this shoe fits.

[FKD19124]

Why would NPR read out the declaration of independence?

[Rakin]

Originally Posted by cuebald

They have over seven million followers. Someone is reading their tweets.

I'm sure 3 of them will read all the 4000 tweets it takes for the DoI.

[Finn_Jarber]

Originally Posted by Natural510

Something about the language in the Declaration regarding a prince who acts as a tyrant being unfit for office made some of his backers assume NPR (and not Thomas Jefferson) was calling the current president a tyrant and that NPR was advocating revolution.
I wonder what made them think that?

‘Calling for a revolution!’: Trump fans ‘triggered’ after NPR tweets out the Declaration of Independence

Being outraged by such things is normal behavior from Trump supporters.

[Texas Ag 93]

Originally Posted by GotHereQuickAsICould

Oh, this is funny.

NPR reads the Declaration of Independence every Fourth of July.

But this time the cons think NPR is calling advocating revolution against a prince who behaves like a tyrant.

If this shoe fits.

Republican here. The above is correct. Reading the Declaration of Independence is a tradition at NPR and I have heard it read for the past few years at least. Perfectly fine, IMO.

[heavyweight]

Originally Posted by FKD19124

Why would NPR read out the declaration of independence?

It's a publicly funded American media outlet on Independence Day.

The other options was T'was the Night Before Christmas but that didn't seem to fit the occasion.

Originally Posted by Quick Enough

You CAN'T win an election, so STOP those that disagree with you from voting!

This is a highly effective Republican tactic called gerrymandering and voter suppression. It wins elections but is unconstitutional.

[PullMyFinger]

Originally Posted by Natural510

Something about the language in the Declaration regarding a prince who acts as a tyrant being unfit for office made some of his backers assume NPR (and not Thomas Jefferson) was calling the current president a tyrant and that NPR was advocating revolution.
I wonder what made them think that?

‘Calling for a revolution!’: Trump fans ‘triggered’ after NPR tweets out the Declaration of Independence

People are so tense these days when it comes to politics. Thanks for this social media and biased news.

[moneill]

NPR made its point.

Today everything becomes political and a partisan issue.

Conservatives were so ready to attack NPR for inappropriate content they blindly attacked them for the quotes.

I suspect if Fox News had done the same, it would have been liberals on the attack.

When I see a quote I don't know where it is from, I google it before I comment. (I lean left if that matters but I don't think it does).

Here's the thing -- on social media there are folks that react without thinking, verifying. They want to be outraged and so they are.

But it is funny......

[GotHereQuickAsICould]

Originally Posted by moneill

...

But it is funny......

Isn't it though.

It's as if the founders were reaching through time to warn us.