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Re:I was Zuckerberg’s speechwriter by sattoshi on Tuesday April 17, 2018 @09:55PM (#16864011)
Définitions seem like pointless pedantry to me. People in this thread are using the term "government" in an usual way. They are describing a system, and a government is a good simplification of what they mean.
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Re:I was Zuckerberg’s speechwriter by pluto9 on Tuesday April 17, 2018 @10:09PM (#16864071)
It's a gross oversimplification of what they mean. I don't see how pointing that out is "pointless pedantry".
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