Breaking: Nikki Haley Just Lost The Very Online Vote

Presidential candidate Nikki Haley announced that she doesn't really want to be president. "Every person on social media should be verified by their name." Whelp, there goes the Twitter (X) vote. This has to be one of the worst ideas espoused. This is the type of stuff that sounds good to believe you're bringing "accountability" but all you're doing is bringing the heavy hand of government into private life. The ability to be anonymous shouldn't be discarded because Iran.

Think about the policy you're endorsing in the hands of your political opponents. If one is a Republican, that's pretty easy. We've been treated to and endless caravan of so-called "misinformation" experts. Whether Brian "Second Helpings, Please" Stelter, Nina "The Singing Fascist" Jankowitz or the countless buffoons in between, misinformation is wielded as a weapon. Do we really want a country like Britain where the FBI or police come to your door because your Tweet was deemed hateful? Look, we all hate @John392005 dropping his dreck into our timeline. He might be a bot, an operative or even a disturbed kid lashing out, but our little JohnnyBunchanumbers is the price we pay to speak anonymously.

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