By: Donald V. Watkins
Copyrighted and Published on July 24, 2024
Now that the presidential nominees for the Democratic and Republican Parties have been selected, it is time for me to announce the Rules of Engagement for all postings and comments supporting or opposing the nominees for all political parties on my social media platforms.
So that you know, my Facebook page drives less than 10% of the Internet traffic that feeds my www.donaldwatkins.com website.
Whether you are a Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Green Party, Constitutionalist, Socialist, or Independent, you are welcome to present and discuss your political beliefs on my social media platforms!
I strongly encourage civil debate regarding each Party’s nominee and political platform.
We have a readership of about 260,000 per month across all of my social media platforms. My audience is racially, economically, geographically, and politically diverse. It is also very sophisticated and engaging.
Spirited debate about the nominees and political issues is encouraged. This kind of debate is healthy for a democratic society.
Here are the Rules of Engagement, effective from today through November 5, 2024:
Do not post political ads on my social media platforms. We are not beggars. We do not solicit or accept political ads or sponsored content from anybody, ever. If posted, this content will be deleted.
Spam, derogatory/mean spirited memes, and/or misleading posts or comments
will be deleted. There are plenty of social media platforms that will accept misleading posts or comments, but we are NOT one of them.
Harassment, personal attacks, vulgarity, and profanity will NOT be tolerated. Anyone violating the Rule for respectful, courteous, and honest debate will have his/her/its content removed or deleted. The person submitting this prohibited content will also be permanently banned from my social media platforms.
Political cartoons are acceptable, if they conform to these Rules.
Guest editorials may be submitted for publication in their entirety, if they are submitted by the Party's nominee with the appropriate disclaimer. I do not want paid political hustlers or designated campaign surrogates submitting content for publication on my social media platforms. My reading audience is too sophisticated for the political hustlers and surrogates who routinely feast off presidential campaign money.
My national circle of independent voter influencers read the content posted on my social media platforms on a regular basis to stay abreast on political developments that usually becomes publicly available weeks or months later. They are all highly successful entrepreneurs.
About 75 of these influencers are potential mega-donors. Your comments will be taken into consideration by them when we caucus after Labor Day to determine which presidential nominee, if any, will earn our financial support. Please keep this point in mind when writing and posting your comments.
We do not want or need government jobs and/or government contracts. We are NOT corporate welfare kings or queens. As self-sufficient political independents, we only want good, clean, transparent government.
In fairness to all, polling information will primarily guide our final decision-making in the 2024 presidential race. A nominee's clear and convincing demonstration of electability is crucial for our financial support. My group is NOT in the business of funding political aspirations and/or professional campaign operatives.
Our Rules of Engagement are simple and everyone is expected to comply with them, without exception.
That said, let's have a good time discussing the nominees and debating the political issues between now and November 5th.
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