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Re:De-escalating social media conflict by DonHopkins on Saturday July 04, 2020 @11:19PM (#23736359)
A time proven technique for saving face when you say something stupid is to switch sides by replying to yourself.
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Re:De-escalating social media conflict by DonHopkins on Saturday July 04, 2020 @11:19PM (#23736360)
That trick never works!
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Re:De-escalating social media conflict by 082349872349872 on Sunday July 05, 2020 @02:15AM (#23736945)
This time for sure.

(It has worked for US political parties: http://www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/speeches/pierce.... "The democracy of to-day hold the liberty of one man to be absolutely nothing, when in conflict with another man's right of property. Republicans, on the contrary, are for both the man and the dollar; but in cases of conflict, the man before the dollar.")

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