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Re:Flawed reporting about WhatsApp by danjoc on Wednesday June 28, 2017 @02:40PM (#14657016)
>Do you believe in it yourself, in absolutely every case, or do you follow it just because it is a rule? I'm not trolling, just curious.

I don't think you're trolling. I understand your viewpoint. I'm against selective enforcement. If there's a rule, and it isn't applied evenly to everyone all the time, it is a weapon of oppression. It is like the electronic form of white privilege.

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Re:Flawed reporting about WhatsApp by captainmuon on Thursday June 29, 2017 @10:03AM (#14663366)
Weeell, I'm not sure I like your comparison with white privilige, but I get your point. I see that kind of selective enforcement happen IRL too often. Ideally of course you'd adapt the rules to be a bit less strict, and find a middle ground.
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Re:Flawed reporting about WhatsApp by Retra on Wednesday June 28, 2017 @11:29PM (#14660553)
Exercising judgement is not oppression.
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