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Re:We can have democracy or we can have Facebook by daniellarusso on Friday December 11, 2020 @06:15AM (#25384470)
I feel like we are at the point where it is now defensible to yell ‘Fire!’ in a crowded theater, because ‘it is my constitutional right.’

A slight exaggeration.

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Re:We can have democracy or we can have Facebook by johnchristopher on Friday December 11, 2020 @06:30AM (#25384567)
You mean like that https://twitter.com/chadloder/status/1280489063074545667 ?
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Re:We can have democracy or we can have Facebook by daniellarusso on Friday December 11, 2020 @01:39PM (#25389058)
I think that is different.

It looks like Florida man was saying “I feel threatened!” to have a plausible use of lethal force to protect himself against the elderly woman.

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Re:We can have democracy or we can have Facebook by johnchristopher on Friday December 11, 2020 @02:39PM (#25389873)
You are spot on. From what I read it's the most likely explanation.

I don't think it's that much different though, it's still about screaming/shouting whatever you want to get your way (either to assert dominance or to laugh).

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