• Noel_Skum@sh.itjust.works
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    2 months ago

    “… he needs to get his teeth kicked in. I’m not advocating violence, …”

    You are advocating the need for violence rather than advocating violence itself. That is a clever argument.

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      2 months ago

      Yeah, that’s exactly it. If a friend orders a burger and gets a lettuce wrap instead of a bun, I’ll say, “That burger needs a bun.” Of course, my friend may have ordered it that way because they are gluten intolerant, in which case I would not advocate for the bun to replace the wrap. I may believe that something needs something, but I understand that the world operates different. I need to see Elon get his teeth kicked in, as I feel it would complete me, but I won’t say that someone should.