Twitter banned Ron Perlman for a tweet about the Koch death.

[BigmanPigman]

It was posted here on DU and said, "I hope the Koch brothers are reunited soon". What is so bad about that? Apparently it didn't stop him for calling them out for their vile agenda in a new tweet.

Ron Perlman
@perlmutations
· Aug 25
Yesterday Twitter slapped me with a 12-hour ban for a tweet referencing the Koch brothers. The day that we are silenced for calling out fascism, for pointing a finger at those who would rape and pillage the very air we breathe, may God help us! @twitter

[malaise]

1. This is BS

or the Con would have been banned ages ago.

[Pachamama]

2. Trump says far worse and lies

What Ron Perlman said was true and not as bad as some things I have heard said....

I can’t stand twitter and don’t even have an account. For me they are responsible for allowing the Racist in Chief to be spewing his garbage.

[Hortensis]

4. Oh, well. Calling out fascism good, expecting a different standard

for publicly wishing for the death of a public figure you don't like maybe a little thoughtless? (Though I wholly sympathize, just wish it could happen retroactively several decades.)

I know I'd be fine with Twitter slapping a 12-hour ban on anyone hoping Biden and his son Beau are reunited soon, and this kind of stuff needs to be handled one way as much as possible. Hopefully, Perlman's antifascist fervor hasn't kept him from figuring that out by now?

[oldsoftie]

5. Exactly. No one uses a filter anymore. its ridiculous.

Your example was spot on. Of course, anyone here would say you cant compare the two. But to those on the right, theres all sorts of "bad" liberals out there. Perception of the individual, whether we agree or not.

[Duppers]

6. Perlman is a truth-telling treasure. nt

[TheBlackAdder]

7. I'm sure Ron Pearlman meant that in a loving way. 💌 Twitter just misconstrued the message.

[2naSalit]

8. +1

[Harker]

10. Hope for a resurrection, of course. n/t

[Fortinbras Armstrong]

9. I have been trying to decide which part of Dante's Hell to assign David Koch

I've narrowed it down to two: Circle 4, the Avaricious or Circle 8, Bolgia 8, Evil Counsellors. And I hope his brother joins him there too, soon.