Gizmodo reports:
NPR tweeted the entire Declaration of Independence in 140-character chunks yesterday to celebrate Independence Day. But more than a few people thought that the tweets were a political stance against Donald Trump. Seriously.
NPR has been reading the Declaration of Independence on air in a tradition that dates back 29 years. And in fairness, the Declaration of Independence is a pretty anti-authoritarian document. So it makes sense that people might believe that it’s a statement against all tyrants.
Many of the furious tweets have been deleted. Here’s a few that haven’t been.
DEFUND #NPR let the Hollywood Elites pay for your biased propaganda
— Diesel ???? (@ScandalSheet) July 4, 2017
So, NPR is calling for revolution.
Interesting way to condone the violence while trying to sound “patriotic”.
Your implications are clear.— D.G.Davies (@JustEsrafel) July 4, 2017
Seriously, this is the dumbest idea I have ever seen on twitter. Literally no one is going to read 5000 tweets about this trash.
— Darren Mills ?? (@darren_mills) July 4, 2017
Glad you are being defunded. You have never been balanced on your show.
— Alma sanchez (@Almasan93753248) July 4, 2017
Are you drunk? Your silly tweets make your state of mind questionable.
— LadyJJ (@Deplorable_JJ) July 5, 2017