Naomi Long MLA @naomi_long@respublicae.eu

@RowlyG @IanFlet21062447 @Twitter We were engaging when the assault occurred. And it doesn't reflect badly on the area - most people were lovely - it reflects badly on those who did it.

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@DeeDee08251163 @Twitter Except...it wasn't. I said not all/most of the abuse was directed at me. Sorry to disrupt your narrative.

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@robertr397 @Twitter Yet here you are noticing I'm back...😄

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@right_nai @hand_oul @Twitter If by the worst, you mean tweets like yours, you're right.

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@JohnNea14022520 @Twitter Why? They weren't involved?

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@Boomerang0809 @CrothersAlwyn @Twitter I expect debate and civilised exchange.

It also wasn't abuse directed solely or mostly at me, so not sure how my alleged ridiculous tweets resulted in widespread abuse of people unconnected to me?

Maybe read the tweet before engaging in typical victim-blaming deflection.

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@trevgcast @CrothersAlwyn @Twitter They don't. We uphold the right to freedom of assembly: that includes both protest and counter-protest. Otherwise, it isn’t actually freedom, is it?

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@Toonarmy19771 @mgtruth @Twitter It was also pretty tongue-in-cheek, given we both happened to be wearing very bright outfits.

As I say, the abuse I was referencing wasn't mainly/all directed towards me. I just don't feel like wading through a cesspit of hate on a daily basis, which is what Twitter is becoming.

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@Toonarmy19771 @mgtruth @Twitter Except that quote is a year old and addressed at the time; had nothing to do with what I was referring to (abuse of a climate activist); and isn't misandry, sexism or racism, it's a quote from the middle-aged, white, male head of NASA, coined to represent lack of diversity. 1/2

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@CrothersAlwyn @Twitter No-one said otherwise. Read the thread - it's about trolling and abuse, not opinions.

And if you're going to quote old adages, it helps if you understand what they mean...

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@TomHewitt23 @Twitter So far, you're the only person to mention them. Any reason you'd think they'd be involved?

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@CrothersAlwyn @Twitter You literally tweeted, "If you can't stand the heat..." implying some issue with my resilience rather than acknowledging how toxic the platform has become. That is the attitude to which I am referring.

The abuse to which I referred wasn't even all/mainly directed at me. 🙄

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@right_nai @hand_oul @Twitter I'm not stressed: I've simply too much else to do with my time that is positive and constructive, to spend it wading through this cesspit.

Maybe one day, you will, too.

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@right_nai @Twitter It didn't come out of nowhere. It was an orchestrated smear campaign.

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@wilsonb_bennett @Twitter Zero self-awareness with that tweet...

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@CrothersAlwyn @Twitter The abuse wasn't directed at me. Maybe it's attitudes like yours that are part of the reason that trolling and abuse are normalised and tolerated on this platform.

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@right_nai @Twitter The abuse to which I refer wasn't directed at me, but thanks for reinforcing my point.

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@Unitedulsterman @Twitter Given much of the abuse to which I refer wasn't directed at me, no.

And even what was? No.

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@kittyhen @Twitter To let people who are seeking replies know to email.

What was the point of yours?

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@realist_british @Twitter Given most of it wasn't directed at me, no.

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