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Re:Watch live: Zuckerberg, Dorsey testify before Senate [video] by MereInterest on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @11:46AM (#25125883)
One side is actively telling people to "rise up" [0] in a state that recently had a terrorist plot to kidnap the governor [1]. And that had an armed occupation of the house of government [2]. And who were recently told by the President to "stand by" [3].

The other side is saying not to actively invite violence. I'm pretty sure those are not equivalent positions.

[0] https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/11/trump-advisor-te...

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gretchen_Whitmer_kidnapping_pl...

[2] https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52496514

[3] https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-race-and-...

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Re:Watch live: Zuckerberg, Dorsey testify before Senate [video] by elicash on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @12:10PM (#25126260)
I wasn't saying that the left and right hold equivalent positions. My point was that the comment I was responding to was vague and could be read in a variety of ways.
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Re:Watch live: Zuckerberg, Dorsey testify before Senate [video] by MereInterest on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @12:59PM (#25127088)
Ah, that would make sense. I've been getting frustrated at the "both sides" talking point, as it frequently comes up when discussing superficial similarities, and misinterpreted your comment.
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